William Richard Tector (16 April 1929 — 28 April 1996) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | William Richard Tector | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clonroche, Wexford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 April 1996 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Kilkenny College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Harry Tector (grandson) Jack Tector (grandson) Tim Tector (grandson) Craig Ronaldson (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Clonroche, County Wexford, Tector was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College Dublin.[1]
Tector led Kilkenny College to a Leinster Senior Cup title in field hockey and was Dublin University rugby captain for their centenary season in 1953–54.[2] While playing his rugby with Wanderers, Tector achieved Ireland selection, making three appearances at fullback during the 1955 Five Nations. He was also a Leinster representative player.[1]
A schoolteacher by profession, Tector was headmaster of Sandford Park School in Ranelagh, Dublin.[1]
Tector's grandson Craig Ronaldson, a son of daughter Jackie, played fly-half for Connacht.[3] One of his sons, Heatley, has fathered three cricketers, Harry, Jack and Tim, all of whom have represented Ireland at Under-19s level or higher.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Death of Bill Tector". The Irish Times. 30 April 1996.
- ^ "Bill Tector". Sunday Tribune. 5 May 1996.
- ^ "Teacher thriving in the school of hard knocks". Irish Independent. 27 March 2015.
- ^ Slattery, Joel (13 January 2022). "Cricket tyro Tim Tector continues a proud family tradition". Irish Examiner.
External links
edit- Bill Tector at ESPNscrum