William Irvine (rugby union)

William Richard "Bull" Irvine (2 December 1898 – 26 April 1952) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

A hooker, Irvine represented Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1923 to 1930.

He played 41 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals, scoring seven tries in all.

[1] Irvine died in Whangārei on 26 April 1952,[1] and he was buried in Kamo Cemetery.

This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union, about a person born in the 1890s, is a stub.

William Irvine passport application (1924)