John Charles Matters (1879 – 1949) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | John Charles Matters | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stoke Damerel, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 April 1949 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Limpsfield, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||
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The son of a police constable, Matters was a Devonport Dockyard worker in his younger days and played rugby for Devonport Albion. He gained an England cap as a wing three-quarter against Scotland at Blackheath in 1899.[1]
Matters served with the Royal Navy in World War I and attained the rank of rear admiral.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rear-Adml. J. C. Matters". Western Morning News. 4 May 1949.
- ^ "Rear-Adml. Dies". Western Morning News. 26 April 1949.
External links
edit- John Matters at ESPNscrum