William Molteno Bisset (11 September 1867 – 23 February 1958) was a South African international rugby union player.[1]

Bill Bisset
Birth nameWilliam Molteno Bisset
Date of birth(1867-09-11)11 September 1867
Place of birthKenilworth, Cape Colony
Date of death23 February 1958(1958-02-23) (aged 90)
Place of deathNewlands, South Africa
SchoolDiocesan College
Notable relative(s)Murray Bisset (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Villager Football Club ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888–1892 Western Province ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1891 South Africa 2 (0)

Early life and ancestry

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Bisset was born in Kenilworth, Cape Town, the second son of Wynberg Mayor James Bisset and the grandson of Cape Town Mayor Hercules Jarvis. He attended Diocesan College and went on to become a solicitor.

Rugby career

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He represented Western Province in the inaugural Currie Cup. He made his only two appearances for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour. He was selected, as a forward, to play in the 1st and 3rd matches of the three Test series, both of which South Africa lost.[2]

Test history

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No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.   British Isles 0–4 Forward 30 Jul 1891 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
2.   British Isles 0–4 Forward 5 Sep 1891 Newlands, Cape Town

Professional career

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Bisset was an attorney by profession. He was President of the Law Society (1919–20, 1924–25) and the South African Association in later life. He also came to be a director of companies in later life and he was a founding partner of the law firm Bisset Boehmke McBlain.[3]

Personal

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Bisset married Henrietta Katherine Tait and the couple had six children – four daughters (Islay Kathleen, Gwendolyn, Helen and Betty) and two sons (William Murray and Eldred).[4] In 1902 he bought the house St James Manor in St James, Cape Town and lived there until 1912. He then settled with his family at Aboyne House in Kenilworth, Cape Town and died in 1958 at the age of 90.[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "William Molteno Bisset". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 333. ISBN 1-86806-095-0. OCLC 105375255.
  3. ^ "Bill Bisset". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Molteno Family Tree". Moltenofamily.net. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  5. ^ "South Africa / Players & Officials / William Bisset". Scrum. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  6. ^ Pretoriana: Tydskrif van die Genootskap Oud-Pretoria, Nr 64. Bisset, William Molteno. December 1970. p.6.