Henry Chambers (rugby union)

Henry Chambers (22 May 1865 – 12 February 1934) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Henry Chambers
Birth nameHenry Francis Townsend Chambers
Date of birth(1865-05-22)22 May 1865
Place of birthSt. Kilda, Victoria
Date of death12 February 1934(1934-02-12) (aged 68)
Place of deathGrouville, Jersey
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh University ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888
1889		 Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888-89 Scotland 4 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Chambers played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[2]

Provincial career

He 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]

International career

Chambers was capped 4 times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1889.[5]

References
  1. "Henry Francis Townsend Chambers". ESPN scrum.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Henry Chambers - Test matches". ESPN scrum.


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