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William Bunting (1874–1947) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1897 to 1901.^[1] He also captained his country.^[1]

Early life

William Bunting was born on 9 August 1874 in Daventry.^[1]

Rugby union career

Bunting made his international debut on 6 February 1897 at Lansdowne Road in the Ireland vs England match.^[1] Of the 9 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 2 occasions.^[1] He played his final match for England on 9 March 1901 at Rectory Field, Blackheath in the England vs Scotland match.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f William Bunting Profile on scrum.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jack Taylor	English National Rugby Union Captain Feb-Mar 1901	Succeeded by Harry Alexander

England national rugby union team captains
To 1900	1871–1873: Frederick Stokes 1874: Alfred Hamersley 1875: Henry Lawrence 1875–1876: Francis Luscombe 1877 – Mar 1878: Edward Kewley Mar 1878: Murray Marshall 1879: Frank Adams 1880–1881: Lennard Stokes Feb 1882: Charles Gurdon Mar 1882: Albert Hornby Dec 1882 – 1885: Edward Gurdon Jan–Feb 1886: Charles Marriott Mar 1886: Edward Gurdon 1887: Alan Rotherham 1889: Fred Bonsor Feb 1890: Andrew Stoddart Mar 1890: John Hickson Mar 1890: Andrew Stoddart 1891 – Jan 1892: Frederic Alderson Feb 1892: Sammy Woods Mar 1892: Frederic Alderson Jan 1893: Andrew Stoddart Feb 1893: Sammy Woods Mar 1893: Andrew Stoddart Jan–Feb 1894: Richard Lockwood Mar 1894: Ernest Taylor 1895: Sammy Woods 1896: Ernest Taylor Mar 1896: Frank Mitchell 1897: Ernest Taylor 1898: James Byrne 1899: Arthur Rotherham
To the First World War	Jan 1900: Richard Cattell 1900: John Daniell Jan 1901: Jack Taylor Feb–Mar 1901: William Bunting Jan 1902: Harry Alexander Feb–Mar 1902: John Daniell Jan–Feb 1903: Bernard Oughtred Mar 1903: Toggie Kendall Jan 1904: Frank Stout Feb–Mar 1904: John Daniell Jan–Mar 1905: Frank Stout Dec 1905 – Dec 1906: Vincent Cartwright Jan 1907: Basil Hill Feb 1907: John Green Mar 1907: Ernest Roberts Jan 1908: Thomas Kelly Jan 1908: John Birkett Feb 1908: Curly Hammond Mar 1908: Lancelot Slocock Jan 1909: George Lyon Jan–Mar 1909: Robert Dibble Jan–Feb 1910: Adrian Stoop Mar 1910: Edgar Mobbs Mar 1910 – Feb 1911: John Birkett Mar 1911: Anthony Henniker-Gotley Jan–Mar 1912: Robert Dibble Apr 1912 – Mar 1913: Norman Wodehouse 1914: Ronald Poulton
To the Second World War	1920: John Greenwood 1921: Dave Davies Jan 1922: Bruno Brown Feb 1922 – 1923: Dave Davies 1924–1926: Wavell Wakefield 1927: Leonard Corbett 1928 – Feb 1929: Ronald Cove-Smith Mar 1929 – Feb 1930: Joe Periton Feb 1930 – Jan 1931: Sam Tucker Feb 1931: Peter Howard Mar 1931 – Jan 1933: Carl Aarvold Feb–Mar 1933: Tony Novis 1934: Bernard Gadney Jan–Feb 1935: Douglas Kendrew Mar 1935 – Mar 1936: Bernard Gadney 1937: Tuppy Owen-Smith Jan–Feb 1938: Peter Cranmer Mar 1938 – Mar 1939: Henry Toft
To the professional era	Jan–Feb 1947: Joe Mycock Mar–Apr 1947: Jack Heaton Jan 1948: Edward Scott Jan 1948: Tommy Kemp Feb–Mar 1948: Edward Scott Mar 1948: Bob Weighill Jan–Feb 1949: Nim Hall Feb 1949 – Mar 1950: Ivor Preece Jan 1951: Vic Roberts Feb–Mar 1951: John Kendall-Carpenter Jan 1952 – Mar 1953: Nim Hall 1954: Bob Stirling Jan–Feb 1955: Nim Hall Feb–Mar 1955: Peter Young Jan 1956 – Mar 1958: Eric Evans 1959: Jeffrey Butterfield 1960–1962: Dickie Jeeps Jan–Mar 1963: Richard Sharp May–Jun 1963: Mike Weston Jan–Feb 1964: John Willcox Feb–Mar 1964: Ron Jacobs 1965: David Perry 1966: Budge Rogers Jan 1967: Richard Sharp Feb–Nov 1967: Philip Judd Jan–Feb 1968: Colin McFadyean Feb–Mar 1968: Mike Weston Feb 1969: Dick Greenwood Feb–Apr 1969: Budge Rogers Dec 1969 – Mar 1970: Bob Hiller Apr 1970: Bob Taylor Jan 1971: Tony Bucknall Feb 1971: John Spencer Feb 1971: Bob Hiller Mar–Apr 1971: John Spencer Jan–Feb 1972: Bob Hiller Feb–Mar 1972: Peter Dixon Jun 1972 – Mar 1974: John Pullin Jan–Feb 1975: Fran Cotton Mar–May 1975: Tony Neary May 1975: John Pullin Jan–Mar 1976: Tony Neary 1977: Roger Uttley 1978: Bill Beaumont Feb 1979: Roger Uttley Feb 1979 – Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont Feb 1982 – Feb 1983: Steve Smith Mar 1983: John Scott Nov 1983 – Mar 1984: Peter Wheeler Jun 1984: John Scott Nov 1984: Nigel Melville 1985: Paul Dodge 1986: Nigel Melville Feb–Mar 1987: Richard Hill Apr 1987 – Feb 1988: Mike Harrison Mar 1988: Nigel Melville Apr–Jun 1988: John Orwin Jun 1988: Richard Harding Nov 1988 – Mar 1989: Will Carling May 1989: Rob Andrew Nov 1989 – May 1995: Will Carling May 1995: Rob Andrew Jun 1995: Will Carling
To the present day	Nov 1995 – Mar 1996: Will Carling Nov 1996: Phil de Glanville Dec 1996: Jason Leonard Feb–Jul 1997: Phil de Glanville Nov 1997 – Apr 1998: Lawrence Dallaglio Jun 1998: Tony Diprose Jun–Jul 1998: Matt Dawson Nov 1998: Martin Johnson Nov 1998 – Apr 1999: Lawrence Dallaglio Jun–Oct 1999: Martin Johnson Feb–Apr 2000: Matt Dawson Jun 2000 – Apr 2001: Martin Johnson Jun 2001: Kyran Bracken Oct 2001: Matt Dawson Nov 2001: Neil Back Nov 2001 – Mar 2002: Martin Johnson Mar–Apr 2002: Neil Back Jun 2002: Phil Vickery Nov 2002 – Feb 2003: Martin Johnson Mar 2003: Jonny Wilkinson Mar–Jun 2003: Martin Johnson Aug 2003: Jason Leonard Aug 2003: Dorian West Sep–Oct 2003: Martin Johnson Nov 2003: Phil Vickery Nov 2003: Martin Johnson Feb–Jun 2004: Lawrence Dallaglio Nov 2004 – Feb 2005: Jason Robinson Mar 2005 – Mar 2006: Martin Corry Jun 2006: Pat Sanderson Nov 2006: Martin Corry Feb 2007: Phil Vickery Mar 2007: Mike Catt May 2007: Jason Robinson Jun 2007: Jonny Wilkinson Aug 2007: Phil Vickery Aug 2007: Mike Catt Aug–Sep 2007: Phil Vickery Sep 2007: Martin Corry Oct 2007 – Feb 2008: Phil Vickery Feb 2008: Steve Borthwick Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: Steve Borthwick Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Nov 2010: Nick Easter Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Feb 2011: Mike Tindall Aug 2011: Lewis Moody Aug–Sep 2011: Mike Tindall Sep–Oct 2011: Lewis Moody Feb–Jun 2012: Chris Robshaw Jun 2012: Dylan Hartley Nov 2012 – Mar 2013: Chris Robshaw Jun 2013: Tom Wood Nov 2013 – Oct 2015: Chris Robshaw Feb 2016 – Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley Mar 2018: Owen Farrell Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley Jun–Nov 2018: Owen Farrell Nov 2018: George Ford Nov 2018 – Mar 2019: Owen Farrell Aug 2019: George Ford Aug–Sep 2019: Owen Farrell Sep 2019: George Ford Oct 2019 – Mar 2021: Owen Farrell Jul 2021: Lewis Ludlow Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes Nov 2021: Owen Farrell Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes Feb 2022: Tom Curry Feb–Jul 2022: Courtney Lawes Nov 2022 – Feb 2023: Owen Farrell Mar 2023: Ellis Genge Mar 2023: Owen Farrell Aug 2023: Ellis Genge Aug 2023: Owen Farrell Aug–Sep 2023: Courtney Lawes Sep–Oct 2023: Owen Farrell Feb 2024: Jamie George

Early life

Rugby union career

References

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