Frederick William Kidd (3 May 1857 — 5 September 1917) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Frederick William Kidd | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 May 1857 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newry, County Down, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 September 1917 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Newry, County Down, Kidd attended Dundalk Academy and Trinity College Dublin. He played his rugby as a three-quarter and had considerable pace, with the 120 yards race being his specialty in varsity athletics. A Lansdowne player, Kidd was capped three times for Ireland during this period.[1]
Kidd was a consulting surgeon and master at Coombe Lying-In Hospital in Dublin. He served as president of the Leinster Branch of the British Medical Association.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Late Dr. F. W. Kidd". Evening Irish Times. 10 September 1917.
- ^ "Dublin Surgeon who Filled Important Offices". Freeman's Journal. 6 September 1917.
External links
edit- Frederick Kidd at ESPNscrum