Geoffrey Unwin Explained

Geoffrey Unwin
Full Name:Geoffrey Thomas Unwin
Birth Date:1 June 1874
Birth Place:Ecclesall Bay, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Death Place:Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation:Brewery director
University:Exeter College, Oxford
Position:Fly-half
Repyears1:1898
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Geoffrey Thomas Unwin (1 June 1874 – 12 February 1948) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Biography

A native of Sheffield, Unwin was educated at the University of Oxford, where he played both rugby union and association football. He captained Oxford University RFC playing as a halfback and was a goalkeeper for Exeter College.[2]

Unwin gained his only England cap in 1898, forming a halfback partnership with ex-Cambridge blue Arthur Rotherham, against Scotland at Edinburgh. He also played a match against the touring All Blacks, captaining Cheltenham.[3]

Retiring to The Bury, Hemel Hempstead, Unwin died in 1948, at the age of 73.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby Memories . . 22 August 1945.
  2. News: Football . . 14 November 1896.
  3. News: Death of Dr. G. T. Unwin . The Gloucestershire Echo . 13 February 1948.