William Wyatt Pinching

Nipper Pinching

Full name	William Wyatt Pinching
Date of birth	March 24, 1851
Place of birth	Gravesend[1]
Date of death	August 16, 1878
Place of death	at sea SS Eldorado (aged 27 years 145 days)
School	Charterhouse School
University	Guy's Hospital Medical School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Forward
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
-	Guy's Hospital
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1872	England	1

William Wyatt "Nipper" Pinching was a rugby union international who represented England in 1872.^[1]

Early life

Nipper Pinching was born on March 24, 1851 in Gravesend^[1], the third son of CJ Pinching.^[2] He attended Charterhouse School^[3] and went on to study medicine at Guy's Hospital Medical School.

Rugby union career

Pinching made his international debut on February 5th, 1872 at The Oval in the England vs Scotland match.^[1] 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 August 16 1878.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Nipper Pinching Profile on scrum.com
2. ^ ^{a b} The Medical times and gazette. A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, LITERATURE, CRITICISM, AND NEWS, page 396, (Published 1878)
3. ^ Parish, W. D. (William Douglas), List of Carthusians, 1800-1879, (1879) (Publisher: Lewes : Farncombe and Co.)