William Wyatt Pinching

Nipper Pinching

Birth name	William Wyatt Pinching
Date of birth	24 March 1851
Place of birth	Gravesend[1]
Date of death	16 August 1878(1878-08-16) (aged 27)
Place of death	at sea SS Eldorado
School	Charterhouse School
University	Guy's Hospital Medical School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Guy's Hospital () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1872 England 1

William Wyatt "Nipper" Pinching (1851-1878) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1872.[1]

Early life

Nipper Pinching was born on 24 March 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 5 February 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 16 August 1878.[2]

References

1. Nipper Pinching Profile on scrum.com
2. 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.)