Thomas Stevenson (rugby union) explained

Thomas Stevenson
Full Name:Thomas Herbert Stevenson
Birth Date:19 August 1872
Birth Place:Derry, Ireland
Death Place:Woolwich, England
Occupation:Medical doctor
University:Queen's College Belfast
University of Edinburgh
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1895–97
Repcaps1:7
Reppoints1:3

Thomas Herbert Stevenson (19 August 1872 — 21 March 1908) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Derry, Stevenson was a strong-running centre, capped seven times for Ireland from 1895 to 1897, having made his mark competing in varsity rugby. He played for Queen's College Belfast and later Edinburgh University, from where he obtained his medical qualifications.[1]

Stevenson received a commission as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) in 1900 and served six years in India. He was promoted to captain in 1903 and at the end of that year was one of four RAMC members to accompany the British expedition to Tibet.[2]

In 1908, Stevenson died when he developed blood poisoning after undergoing an operation, aged 35.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: T. H. Stevenson (Queen's College, Belfast) . . 16 March 1896.
  2. News: Captain Stevenson, R.A.M.C. . . 26 March 1908.
  3. News: Death of Captain Thomas H. Stevenson . . 24 March 1908.