William Wyatt "Nipper" Pinching (1851-1878) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1872.
Early life Nipper Pinching was born on 24 March 1851 in Gravesend, the third son of CJ Pinching. He attended Charterhouse SchoolParish, W. D. (William Douglas), List of Carthusians, 1800-1879, (1879) (Publisher: Lewes : Farncombe and Co.) and went on to study medicine at Guy's Hospital Medical School.
Rugby union career Pinching made his international debut on 5 February 1872 at The Oval in the England vs Scotland match. This was the only match he played.
Later life Pinching became a surgeon but his life and career were cut short when he was lost overboard from the SS Eldorado, one day's sail from Colombo, on 16 August 1878.The Medical times and gazette. A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, LITERATURE, CRITICISM, AND NEWS, page 396, (Published 1878)
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