William Hynes (rugby union)

William Hynes
CBE DSO
Full nameWilliam Bayard Hynes
Date of birth(1889-04-06)6 April 1889
Place of birthPortsea, England
Date of death2 March 1968(1968-03-02) (aged 78)
Place of deathChichester, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1912 England 1 (0)

William Bayard Hynes (6 April 1889 – 2 March 1968) was an English international rugby union player.

A Royal Navy officer, Hynes played rugby for United Services and was capped as a forward for England against France at Paris during the 1912 Five Nations Championship.[1]

Hynes was decorated with a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his military service.[2]

From 1931 to 1933, Hynes served as director of Naval Intelligence for the Royal Canadian Navy.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "France v. England". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 8 April 1912.
  2. ^ "To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order". The London Gazette. 1: 375.
  3. ^ "Who's who". Hynes, Capt. William Bayard. 94. A. & C. Black: 1585. 1942.