Bill Bisset Rugby player

William Molteno "Bill" Bisset (11 September 1867 – 23 February 1958) was a South African international rugby union player. He 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 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. An attorney by profession, Bisset became president of the Cape Law Society and the South African Association in later life. Bisset married Henrietta Catharine Tait and the couple had six children - two sons and four daughters. He died in 1958, in Newlands, at the age of 90.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 11, 1867
Birth place
Kenilworth Cape Town , South Africa
Date of deathFebruary 23, 1958
Place of death
Newlands Cape Town , South Africa
School
Diocesan College

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