Henry Chambers (rugby union) explained

Henry Chambers
Birth Name:Henry Francis Townsend Chambers
Birth Date:22 May 1865
Birth Place:St. Kilda, Victoria
Death Place:Grouville, Jersey
Ru Position:Full Back
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Edinburgh University
Provinceyears1:1888
Provinceyears2:1889
Province1:Edinburgh District
Province2:East of Scotland District
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1888-89
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0

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

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 four times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1889.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henry Francis Townsend Chambers . ESPN Scrum.
  2. Book: Scotland: The Essential History of Rugby Union. . Nick . Oswald . John . Griffiths . Headline Book Publishing . 2003.
  3. Web site: Matches under Rugby Rules . 3 December 1888 . The Glasgow Herald . Google News Archive.
  4. Web site: Unknown . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Web site: Player analysis - Henry Chambers - Test matches . ESPN Scrum.