Bill Bisset

Bill Bisset

Born	William Molteno Bisset (1867-09-11)11 September 1867 Kenilworth, Cape Colony
Died	23 February 1958(1958-02-23) (aged 90) Newlands, South Africa
School	Diocesan College
Notable relative(s)	Murray Bisset (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) – Villager Football Club Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1888–1892 Western Province International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1891 South Africa 2 (0)

William Molteno Bisset (11 September 1867 – 23 February 1958) was a South African international rugby union player. ^[1]

Early life and ancestry

Bisset was born in Kenilworth, Cape Town, the second son of Wynberg Mayor James Bisset and the grandson of Cape Town Mayor Hercules Jarvis. He attended Diocesan College and went on to become a solicitor.

Rugby career

He represented Western Province in the inaugural Currie Cup. He made his only two appearances for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour. He was selected, as a forward, to play in the 1st and 3rd matches of the three Test series, both of which South Africa lost. ^[2]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results(SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	British Isles	0–4	Forward		30 Jul 1891	Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
2.	British Isles	0–4	Forward		5 Sep 1891	Newlands, Cape Town

Professional career

Bisset was an attorney by profession. He was President of the Law Society (1919–20, 1924–25) and the South African Association in later life. He also came to be a director of companies in later life and he was a founding partner of the law firm Bisset Boehmke McBlain. ^[3]

Personal

Bisset married Henrietta Katherine Tait and the couple had six children – four daughters (Islay Kathleen, Gwendolyn, Helen and Betty) and two sons (William Murray and Eldred). ^[4] In 1902 he bought the house St James Manor in St James, Cape Town and lived there until 1912. He then settled with his family at Aboyne House in Kenilworth, Cape Town and died in 1958 at the age of 90. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 8

References

1. "William Molteno Bisset". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
2. Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 333. ISBN   1-86806-095-0. OCLC   105375255.
3. "Bill Bisset". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
4. "Molteno Family Tree". Moltenofamily.net. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
5. "South Africa / Players & Officials / William Bisset". Scrum. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
6. Pretoriana: Tydskrif van die Genootskap Oud-Pretoria, Nr 64. Bisset, William Molteno. December 1970. p.6.