Willie Bryce

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Willie Bryce
Birth nameWilliam Erskine Bryce
Date of birth(1901-01-16)16 January 1901
Place of birthBolton, England
Date of death22 February 1983(1983-02-22) (aged 81)
Place of deathMelrose, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Selkirk ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1922-24 Scotland 11 (9)
Field hockey career
Senior career
Years Team
- Selkirk
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
- Scotland 15

Willie Bryce (16 January 1901 – 22 February 1983) was a Scotland international rugby union player with his regular playing position being Scrum half; and a Scotland international field hockey player.[1][2]

Rugby Union career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

Bryce played for Selkirk.

Provincial career[edit]

Bryce played for South of Scotland District.

International career[edit]

Bryce was capped for Scotland 11 times, between 1922 and 1924. He scored 3 tries for his country.[3]

On his last match for Scotland, against Ireland in 1924, he suffered a shoulder injury which ended his rugby union career; and forced Bryce to switch sports.[2]

Field Hockey career[edit]

Club career[edit]

Bryce played field hockey for Selkirk. He played on several occasions at Berwick.[4]

International career[edit]

Bryce won 15 international caps for Scotland.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "William Erskine Bryce". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b c "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Willie Bryce - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.