William Edward Ashley Cummins (4 February 1858 — 18 October 1923) was an Irish international rugby union player.
He appeared occasionally in rugby international for Ireland during his tertiary studies, gaining three caps as a forward.
[2] Raising 11 children, Cummins had two sons follow him into medicine, as did his daughters Jane and Mary.
His eldest daughter was the Irish playwright Geraldine Cummins.
Another daughter, Iris Cummins, was University College Cork's first female engineering graduate.