William Bromet
| Full name | William Ernest Bromet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tadcaster, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 January 1949 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Winchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Richmond, Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Wadham College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Edward Bromet, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1891–1896 1891 |
England British Isles |
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William Ernest Bromet (17 May 1868 – 23 January 1949) was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford and Tadcaster and county rugby for Yorkshire. Bromet and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and represented England on twelve occasions between 1891 and 1896. Bromet was a part of the 1892 Triple Crown winning team for England.
Bromet was born in Tadcaster, Yorkshire in 1868 to John Addinell Bromet, a solicitor, and Elizabeth Smith. Bromet was the youngest of seven children and was educated first at Richmond Grammar School, before matriculating to Wadham College, Oxford. After leaving University he followed his father's profession and worked as an articled clerk within a solicitor's office.
Bromet first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Oxford University while studying at Wadham College. He played in only one Varsity Match, during the 1889/90 season, at which point he was already a senior. The game was played at the Queen's Club, with Oxford captained by R.O.B. Lane; the team included several players who would go one to win international caps and included Paul Robert Clauss, who would a year later join Bromet on the British Isles tour of South Africa. Oxford won the game by a goal and a try to nil, mainly due to the strong play of Bromet and the rest of the team's forwards.
In 1891, now playing for Tadcaster Rugby Club, Bromet was selected to represent England. Bromet's first encounter was against Wales, the opening game of the 1891 Home Nations Championship. The English team saw nine new caps brought into the squad as the English selectors, bringing in many Northern-style forwards, one of whom was Bromet. England won 7–3, and Bromet was reselected for the next match of the series, this time to face Ireland. England won convincingly, with good work by Bromet and Donald Jowett, setting up Roger Parker Wilson's second try in a 9–0 victory.
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