William Sparrow

William Sparrow 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 [national rugby union team|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, [North Yorkshire|Malton] in 1904, a position he held up until his death.