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Henry Coulter

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Henry Coulter
Full nameHenry Herbert Coulter
Date of birth(1898-12-03)3 December 1898
Place of birthGlastry, County Down, Ireland
Date of death13 July 1965(1965-07-13) (aged 66)
Place of deathBristol, England
SchoolMethodist College Belfast
UniversityQueen's University Belfast
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920 Ireland 3 (0)

Henry Herbert Coulter (3 December 1898 — 13 July 1965) was an Irish international rugby union player.

The son of a Methodist minister, Coulter was born in Glastry, County Down, and attended Methodist College Belfast.[1]

Coulter played on the varsity team at Queen's University during his medical studies and was capped three times as a hooker for Ireland, against England, Scotland and Wales in the 1920 Five Nations Championship.[1]

Moving to England, Coulter practised medicine in Bristol for the last 27 years of his medical career.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary". Belfast News-Letter. 23 July 1965.
  2. ^ "Funeral of Dr. Coulter". Bristol Evening Post. 16 July 1965.
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