William Molteno Bisset (11 September 1867 – 23 February 1958) was a South African international rugby union player.[1]
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| Birth name | William Molteno Bisset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kenilworth, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 February 1958 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Newlands, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Diocesan College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Murray Bisset (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and ancestry
editBisset 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
editHe 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
edit| No. | Opponents | Results(SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 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
editBisset 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
editBisset 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
edit- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 8
References
edit- ^ "William Molteno Bisset". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bill Bisset". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Molteno Family Tree". Moltenofamily.net. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "South Africa / Players & Officials / William Bisset". Scrum. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ Pretoriana: Tydskrif van die Genootskap Oud-Pretoria, Nr 64. Bisset, William Molteno. December 1970. p.6.