William Neill

Biography

William Neill toured Britain and Ireland with the 1906–07 Springboks but did not play in a Test. Born in Glasgow on 30 December 1882, he came to South Africa as a small child, went to Dale College and played as a forward for Pirates in King William’s Town and for Border. He was known as a solid scrummager and a tireless worker. He died on 3 February 1947.