Robin Pratt
| Full name | Robert Henry Pratt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 December 1911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Enniskillen, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 August 1997 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Portora Royal School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College, Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Robert Henry Pratt (24 December 1911 — 4 August 1997) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
The son of an archdeacon, Pratt was raised in Enniskillen and attended Portora Royal School, before studying for his medical degree at Trinity College, Dublin. He was a member of the Dublin University Football Club.[2]
Pratt, an Ulster player, gained three Ireland caps across the 1933 and 1934 Home Nations Championships.[2]
After qualifying as a doctor, Pratt spent a period of time in the Royal Air Force.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Loss To Irish Rugger". Northern Whig. 18 October 1935.
- ^ a b "Death of Robin Pratt". The Irish Times. 7 August 1997.
- ^ "Rugby international Joins Air Force". Northern Whig. 30 April 1936.
External links
[edit]- Robin Pratt at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1997 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from County Fermanagh
- Sportspeople from Enniskillen
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Dublin University Football Club players
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- People educated at Portora Royal School
- Ulster Rugby players