William Lely

William Lely (15 July 1886 – 30 January 1972) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

William Lely
Birth nameWilliam Gerald Lyall Lely
Date of birth(1886-07-15)15 July 1886
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of death30 January 1972(1972-01-30) (aged 85)
Place of deathEasthampstead, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Fettesian-Lorettonians
Cambridge University
London Scottish		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1908
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1909 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He was schooled in Fettes College, Edinburgh.

He played for Fettesian-Lorettonians and was selected for their tour of England in December 1908,[2] and played in their match against Leicester on 30 December.[3]

He went to Emmanuel College and played for Cambridge University.[4]

He also played for London Scottish.

Provincial career

He played for the Anglo-Scots side against the Provinces District side on 26 December 1908, while still with Cambridge University.[5]

International career

He was capped once for Scotland, in 1909.[6]

Other sports

He played cricket for Fettes College.[7]

Later, in 1938, he played for Old Fettesians against the School.[8]

In 1939, he presided over the Old Fettesians dinner in London.[9]

Business career

He became a Director of Wallace and Company. They were agents for the Bombay-Burma Trading Company.[10]

He became President of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce.[10]

He later became a Director of the National Bank of India.[11]

Family

His parents were James Durward Lely (c.1853-1944) and Alice Frances Hurndall; and his maternal grandfather was Watkin Lucy Hurndall (1824-1895). James Durward Lely was from Angus in Scotland. Jame's father and William's paternal grandfather was an elder of Cray church in Glenshee for over 40 years.[12]

James and Alice had sons Durward and Cyril, as well as William.[12]

William married Dorothy Ruth Hurndall (1887-1977), his cousin, on 12 January 1915 in Yangon, Myanmar. Her father was Watkin Frank Hurndall (1855-1922), a son of Watkin Lucy Hurndall.

References
  1. "William Gerald Lyall Lely". ESPN scrum.
  2. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Lely - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Anglo-Scots


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