John Burkitt

John Burkitt

Full name	John Colley Smyth Burkitt
Date of birth	(1860-07-01)1 July 1860
Place of birth	Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
Date of death	23 November 1929(1929-11-23) (aged 69)
Place of death	Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1881 Ireland 1 (0)

John Colley Smyth Burkitt (1 July 1860 — 23 November 1929) was an Irish international rugby union player.^[1]

Born in Kilkee, County Clare, Burkitt was capped for Ireland as a forward in a match against England at Manchester in 1881. He was a doctor by profession and had a medical practice in Whitwick for 40 years.^[2] During World War I, Burkitt was a colonel with the Leicestershire Yeomanry and took command of a Field Ambulance brigade in France.^[3]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

References

1. "Dr. John Burkitt". Leicester Evening Mail. 27 November 1929.
2. "Whitwick Mourns Dr. Burkitt". Leicester Evening Mail. 28 November 1929.
3. "Striking Personality". Leicester Chronicle. 30 November 1929.

External links

• John Burkitt at ESPNscrum