William MacLaren was a rugby union international who represented England in the first rugby international in 1871.[1]
Birth name | William MacLaren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Greater Manchester[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editWilliam MacLaren was born on 1844 in Chorlton, Lancashire.[1]
Rugby union career
editMacLaren made his international debut on 27 March 1871 at Edinburgh in the first international and was contested by Scotland and England.[1] He was one of four representatives from the Manchester Football Club, at the time Lancashire's foremost club.
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