Godfrey Mohun Carey (17 August 1872 – 18 December 1927) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | Godfrey Mohun Carey | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 August 1872 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 December 1927 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sherborne, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Elizabeth College, Guernsey Sherborne School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Exeter College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolmaster | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn and raised in Guernsey, Carey was the son of barrister Sir Thomas Godfrey Carey, who served as both the attorney-general and bailiff of Guernsey. He attended Elizabeth College on the island until 1886, when he moved to Sherborne School, before taking up a scholarship at Exeter College, Oxford.[1]
Carey, a forward, played rugby for Oxford University, captaining future England cricket captain C. B. Fry in the first XV. He was capped five times for England and captained Somerset in 1897.[2]
Post rugby, Carey was a schoolmaster at Sherborne School.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Late Mr. G. M. Carey". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 22 December 1927.
- ^ "The Scholar Athlete". Civil & Military Gazette. 25 January 1928.
- ^ "Sherbourne Master's Death". Somerset Guardian. 23 December 1927.
External links
edit- Godfrey Carey at ESPNscrum