William Sparrow

William Sparrow (1869 – 1939) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Sparrow was born in Kilkenny and attended Trinity College Dublin, where he played rugby. He gained two Ireland caps as a fullback, facing Wales at Llanelli in 1893, then England at Blackheath the following year.

Ordained in 1895, Sparrow served as a curate at several English parishes, before his appointment as vicar of Luttons Ambo, Malton in 1904, a position he held up until his death.

See also List of Ireland national rugby union players

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