Charlie Hodgson (rugby union, born 1938)

Charles Gordon Hodgson (11 May 1938 – 19 July 2023) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Charlie Hodgson

Full name	Charles Gordon Hodgson
Date of birth	(1938-05-11)11 May 1938
Place of birth	Lenzie, Scotland
Date of death	19 July 2023(2023-07-19) (aged 85)
Place of death	New Jersey, United States
School	Lenzie Academy Glasgow High School
Occupation(s)	Quantity surveyor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1968 Scotland 2 (0)

Biography

Early life

Born and raised in Lenzie, Hodgson first started playing rugby at Lenzie Academy, under the guidance of ex-Rangers footballer Billy Williamson, before finishing his schooling at Glasgow High School.

Rugby career

Hodgson, a pacy winger, played his early senior rugby with Glasgow HSFP and scored the try that won them the 1961-62 Scottish Unofficial Championship. He joined London Scottish the following season after moving to Portsmouth for work and went on to captain the club. In 1968, Hodgson won two Scotland caps during the Five Nations, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road and England at Murrayfield. He was a county representative for both Hampshire and Middlesex.

Later years

Married to an American, Hodgson relocated with his family to the United States in 1969 to work at the New York office of a British surveying company and was later employed by Joseph Natoli Construction, of which he became Executive Vice President.

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players

External links

• Charlie Hodgson at ESPNscrum