Ernest Chambers (rugby union)

Ernest Leonard Chambers MC (24 July 1882 – 23 November 1946) was a rugby union international who represented England between 1908 and 1910.[1]

Ernest Chambers
Birth nameErnest Leonard Chambers
Date of birth24 July 1882
Place of birthLondon
Date of death23 November 1946(1946-11-23) (aged 64)
Place of deathLondon
SchoolBedford School
Rugby union career
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1908-1910 England 3

Life

Ernest Chambers was born on 24 July 1882 in London and educated at Bedford School and the University of Cambridge where he won blues for Athletics and rugby. He played club rugby for Blackheath and Bedford and made his debut for England in a 19-0 victory over France at Stade Colombes on 1 January 1908. His second game for England, against Wales in 1910, was also the inaugural international match played at Twickenham. His third and final match for England was a 0-0 draw against Ireland in the same season.

Chambers served in World War I in the Northumberland Fusiliers and the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917.[2]

He died on 23 November 1946.

References
  1. "Ernest Chambers - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
  2. Neil Roy, '100 Years of the Blues. The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History of Bedford RUFC', (Bedford, 1986), p. 105


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