# Victor Pike

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The Right Reverend Victor Pike CB CBE Born Victor Joseph Pike (1907-07-01)1 July 1907 Thurles, Ireland Died 25 February 1986(1986-02-25) (aged 78) Salisbury, England Rugby player University Trinity College, Dublin Rugby union career Position Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Lansdowne – Barbarian F.C. International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1931-1934 Ireland 13 (3)

**Victor Joseph Pike**, [CB](/source/Order_of_the_Bath), [CBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire)[1] (1 July 1907[2] – 25 February 1986) was the [Anglican](/source/Anglican) [Bishop of Sherborne](/source/Bishop_of_Sherborne)[3] in the third quarter of the 20th century. Pike was also an international [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player and represented [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team) in thirteen matches.[4]

## Personal history

Pike was born in [Thurles](/source/Thurles), North Tipperary in 1907. The son of clergyman William Pike and Florence Surridge, he was one of 11 children.[5][6] Educated at [Trinity College, Dublin](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Dublin) and ordained in 1930 his ministry began with a [curacy](/source/Curate) at [Dundrum, Dublin](/source/Dundrum%2C_Dublin) after which he began a long spell as a [Chaplain](/source/Chaplain) in the [British Army](/source/British_Army), rising eventually to become Chaplain-General.[7] After his death a trust was set up to assist the sons and daughters of the clergy.[8]

He married Dorothea Elizabeth Frend, and they had three children, Caroline (b. 1940), Jane (b. 1942) and Simon (b. 1948). In 1966, Caroline married [Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon](/source/Simon_Alexander_Bowes-Lyon), first cousin to [Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II).

## Rugby career

Pike came from a sporting family, four of his brothers played rugby union for [Lansdowne](/source/Lansdowne_Football_Club). His older brother [Theodore](/source/Theodore_Pike) was the most notable, having represented Ireland as a prop on eight occasions between 1927 and 1928. Pike joined Lansdowne during the 1930/31 season and gained his first international cap, against [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team), on 14 February 1931. Ireland won narrowly, and Pike retained his place as hooker for the rest of the [1931 Five Nations Championship](/source/1931_Five_Nations_Championship), a win over Scotland but a loss to tournament winners Wales. In the Scotland match, Pike scored his only international points with a [try](/source/Try_(rugby)).

Pike represented Ireland a total of 13 times, all consecutive. He faced the [1931 touring](/source/1931%E2%80%9332_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour) [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team) team, and then played in all nine matches of the [1932](/source/1932_Home_Nations_Championship), [1933](/source/1933_Home_Nations_Championship) and [1934 Home Nations Championships](/source/1934_Home_Nations_Championship). During the 1932/33 season, Pike was chosen to play for invitational touring team, [the Barbarians](/source/Barbarian_F.C.).[9]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [NPG details](http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp81328)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Who was Who](/source/Who's_Who)1897-2007: London, [A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black), 2008 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-954087-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-954087-7)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Bishop Of Sherborne Appointment Of The Ven. V. J. Pike (Official Appointments and Notices)* [The Times](/source/The_Times) Wednesday, Feb 17, 1960; pg. 12; Issue 54697; col D

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Victor Pike player profile"](http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/3859.html). Scrum.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Victor Pike"](http://www.lansdownerugby.com/halloffame/details/pike). lansdownerugby.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Venerable Victor Joseph Pike"](http://thepeerage.com/p1879.htm). thepeerage.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *New Chaplain-General (Official Appointments and Notices)* [The Times](/source/The_Times) Monday, Jul 16, 1951; pg. 4; Issue 52054; col D

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Detailsof trust](http://www.saled.org/docs/bishop_pike_trust_application_form.doc)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Starmer-Smith, Nigel (1977). *The Barbarians*. Macdonald & Jane's Publishers. p. 228. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8600-7552-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8600-7552-4).

Church of England titles Preceded by John Maurice Key Bishop of Sherborne 1960 –1976 Succeeded by John Dudley Galtrey Kirkham

v t e Bishops of Sherborne for the ancient diocesan bishops, see Bishop of Salisbury Robert Abbott Gerald Allen Harold Rodgers Maurice Key Victor Pike John Kirkham (became first area bishop) see area bishops Graham Kings (previously last area bishop) Karen Gorham Modern area bishops John Kirkham Tim Thornton Graham Kings

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