Henry Chambers (22 May 1865 – 12 February 1934) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Birth name | Henry Francis Townsend Chambers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 May 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | St. Kilda, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 February 1934 | (aged 68)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Grouville, Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editChambers played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[2]
Provincial career
editHe played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1888.[3]
He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 26 January 1889.[4][full citation needed]
International career
editChambers was capped four times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1889.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Henry Francis Townsend Chambers". ESPN Scrum.
- ^ Oswald, Nick; Griffiths, John (2003). Scotland: The Essential History of Rugby Union. Headline Book Publishing.
- ^ "Matches under Rugby Rules". The Glasgow Herald. 3 December 1888 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Unknown" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Player analysis - Henry Chambers - Test matches". ESPN Scrum.