Charlie Hodgson (rugby union, born 1938) explained

Charlie Hodgson
Full Name:Charles Gordon Hodgson
Birth Date:11 May 1938
Birth Place:Lenzie, Scotland
Death Place:New Jersey, United States
Occupation:Quantity surveyor
School:Lenzie Academy
Glasgow High School
Position:Wing
Repyears1:1968
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Charles Gordon Hodgson (11 May 1938 – 19 July 2023) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]

Biography

Early life

Born and raised in Lenzie, Hodgson first started playing rugby at Lenzie Academy, under the guidance of ex-Rangers footballer Billy Williamson, before finishing his schooling at Glasgow High School.[2]

Rugby career

Hodgson, a pacy winger, played his early senior rugby with Glasgow HSFP and scored the try that won them the 1961-62 Scottish Unofficial Championship. He joined London Scottish the following season after moving to Portsmouth for work and went on to captain the club. In 1968, Hodgson won two Scotland caps during the Five Nations, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road and England at Murrayfield. He was a county representative for both Hampshire and Middlesex.[3]

Later years

Married to an American, Hodgson relocated with his family to the United States in 1969 to work at the New York office of a British surveying company and was later employed by Joseph Natoli Construction, of which he became Executive Vice President.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Late Scottish Rugby change . . 23 February 1968.
  2. News: Davidson . Jack . Obituaries: Charlie Hodgson, Scottish rugby international and prodigious try scorer . . 29 August 2023.
  3. Web site: MacLennan . Stuart . Charlie Hodgson . Scottish Rugby . 2 August 2023.