Bill Relph

Bill Relph

Birth name	William Keith Linford Relph
Date of birth	(1928-11-21)21 November 1928
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	18 January 2023(2023-01-18) (aged 94)
Place of death	Southport, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1951- Stewart's College FP () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1953 Edinburgh District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1955 Scotland 4 (0)

William Keith Linford Relph (21 November 1928 – 18 January 2023) was a Scotland rugby union international player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Relph played for Stewart's College FP. Relph was a noted sevens player and won the Melrose Sevens with Stewart's College FP in 1956. During Relph's time at the club they also won the Langholm Sevens in 1951 and 1957; the Hawick Sevens in 1952 and 1959; the Gala Sevens in 1952; and Jed-Forest Sevens in 1959 and 1960. He captained Stewart's College FP in the 1957–58 season when they won the Scottish Unofficial Championship.

Provincial career

Relph played for Edinburgh District.

International career

Relph was capped by Scotland to play France in 1955. He went on to play for Scotland a further three times that same season.

Family

Relph married Lucy Celia Wass (1933–2008) in May 1955, two months after playing for Scotland at Twickenham. Relph and Wass had four children.