Bill Gittings
| Full name | William John Gittings | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 February 2019 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Exeter, New Hampshire, United States | ||||||||||||||||
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William John Gittings (5 October 1938 – 6 February 2019) was an English international rugby union player.
Gittings was educated at Barkers Butt School while growing up in Coventry.[1]
A scrum-half, Gittings started his career at Barkers Butts and made over 300 appearances for Coventry, with which he featured in back to back RFU Knockout Cup wins. He was in the Midland & Home Counties side that played the touring 1967 All Blacks and a week later was capped for England against the same opponent at Twickenham.[2]
Gittings emigrated to the United States to be closer to his daughters.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Coward, Bob (9 November 1967). "Bill Gittings A Real Home - Grown Product". Coventry Standard.
- ^ Smith, Paul; Bridge, Bobby (6 February 2019). "Coventry Rugby and Barkers Butts stalwart Bill Gittings passes away". Coventry Live.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (26 April 2019). "Memorial events for Cov rugby 'legend'". Coventry Live.
External links
[edit]- Bill Gittings at ESPNscrum
- Bill Gittings at England Rugby