Wilfred Bolton
{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox rugby biography | name = Wilfred Bolton
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| birth_name = Wilfred Nash Bolton
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| birth_date = 14 September 1862
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1930|8|12|1862|9|14}}
| death_place = Contrexeville (aged 67 years 332 days)
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Tries:6;
Conv:2;
Pens:0;
Drop:0
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| repyears1 = 1882–1887
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Major Wilfred Nash Bolton {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (1862–1930) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1882 to 1887.[http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/588.html Wilfred Bolton Profile on scrum.com] He was commissioned into the Wiltshire Regiment in 1883 and saw service in the Second Boer War, where he prosecuted Breaker Morant and others at their court-martial.
Early life
Rugby union career
Bolton made his international debut on 6 February 1882 at Lansdowne Road in the Ireland vs England match.
Of the 11 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 7 occasions.
He played his final match for England on 5 March 1887 at Whalley Range, Manchester in the England vs Scotland match.
=International tries=
Source for information in table below: [http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/588.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match Profile of Wilfred Bolton at ESPN Scrum.com][http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/588.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match Profile of Wilfred Bolton at ESPN Scrum.com]
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Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | {{ru|IRE}} | Dublin, Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Home Nations Championship | {{dts|format=dmy|1882|February|6}} | draw |
2 | {{ru|Wales}} | Swansea, Wales | St Helen's, Swansea | Home Nations Championship | {{dts|format=dmy|1882|December|16}} | won |
3 | {{ru|IRE}} | Manchester, England | Whalley Range | Home Nations Championship | {{dts|format=dmy|1883|February|5}} | won |
4 | {{ru|Scotland}} | Edinburgh, Scotland | Edinburgh | Home Nations Championship | {{dts|format=dmy|1883|March|3}} | won |
5 | {{ru|IRE}} | Dublin, Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Home Nations Championship | {{dts|format=dmy|1884|February|4}} | won |
6 | {{ru|IRE}} | Manchester, England | Whalley Range | Home Nations Championship | {{dts|format=dmy|1885|February|7}} | won |
References
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Category:English rugby union players
Category:England international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union three-quarters
Category:Wiltshire Regiment officers
Category:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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