Charles Chapman (rugby union)
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| Full name | Charles Edward Chapman | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 August 1860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edenham, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 August 1901 (aged 40) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Edward Chapman (26 August 1860 – 23 August 1901) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Edenham, Lincolnshire, Chapman attended Horncastle Grammar School and Trent College.[2]
Chapman played varsity rugby at the University of Cambridge, gaining two blues. During this period, Chapman also represented a Combined Cambridge-Oxford XV against London. He continued to turn out for Cambridge University RFC after graduating in 1883 and was capped for England in 1884, playing as a three-quarter against Wales at Leeds. In addition to rugby, Chapman also played association football for Lincoln Lindum FC.[2]
Leaving for Australia in 1885, Chapman had several years as a master at Melbourne Grammar School, before returning home in 1891 and joining a school in Wales. He was later the Rector of Scrivelsby.[2]
In 1901, Chapman committed suicide by gunshot at his residence in Horncastle.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miscellaneous". The Gloucester Journal. 31 August 1901.
- ^ a b c "Sensational Tragedy Near Horncastle". Lincolnshire Echo. 24 August 1901.
- ^ "Suicide of a Lincolnshire Rector". Hull Evening News. 28 August 1901.
External links
[edit]- Charles Chapman at ESPNscrum
- 1860 births
- 1901 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
- People educated at Trent College
- Suicides by firearm
- Rugby union three-quarters
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- English schoolteachers
- English expatriates in Australia
- Sportspeople who died by suicide
- Suicides by firearm in England
- People from Edenham
- Rugby players who died by suicide