Willie Bryce

Willie Bryce
Birth nameWilliam Erskine Bryce
Date of birth(1901-01-16)16 January 1901
Place of birthBolton, England
Date of death22 February 1983(1983-02-22) (aged 81)
Place of deathMelrose, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Selkirk ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1922-24 Scotland 11 (9)
Field hockey career
Senior career
Years Team
- Selkirk
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
- Scotland 15

Willie Bryce (16 January 1901 – 22 February 1983) was a Scotland international rugby union player with his regular playing position being Scrum half; and a Scotland international field hockey player.[1][2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Bryce played for Selkirk.

Provincial career

Bryce played for South of Scotland District.

International career

Bryce was capped for Scotland 11 times, between 1922 and 1924. He scored 3 tries for his country.[3]

On his last match for Scotland, against Ireland in 1924, he suffered a shoulder injury which ended his rugby union career; and forced Bryce to switch sports.[2]

Field Hockey career

Club career

Bryce played field hockey for Selkirk. He played on several occasions at Berwick.[4]

International career

Bryce won 15 international caps for Scotland.[2]

References

  1. ^ "William Erskine Bryce". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b c "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Willie Bryce - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.