Charles Milne (rugby union)

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Charles Milne
Birth nameCharles James Barclay Milne
Date of birth(1864-05-15)15 May 1864
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Date of death6 May 1892(1892-05-06) (aged 27)
Place of death Chertsey, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Fettesian-Lorettonians ()
– West of Scotland ()
– Edinburgh Wanderers ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1885 Glasgow District ()
1886 West of Scotland District ()
1886 Edinburgh District ()
1887 East of Scotland District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1886 Scotland 3 (0)

Charles Milne (15 May 1864 – 6 May 1892) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Born in Kingston, Jamaica to Alexander Milne and Annie Hodgson, Charles Milne was then brought up in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. His father Andrew was a Minister for Fyvie parish in Aberdeenshire. [2]

Milne was educated at Fettes College. [3] He then played rugby union for Fettesian-Lorettonians. [4]

He then moved to play for West of Scotland. [4] [5]

He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. [6]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 5 December 1885. [5]

He played for West of Scotland District against East of Scotland District on 30 January 1886. [7]

He played for Edinburgh District in the inter-city match against Glasgow District on 4 December 1886. [8]

He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 29 January 1887. [6]

International career

He was capped 3 times for Scotland in 1886. [9]

Outside of rugby union

Milne was active in his local church, the East Church of Aberdeen, where he was elected an Elder. He took a career in teaching - and became a Master at the preparatory school of Fettes College. He took a bad bout of influenza and took time away from teaching; and depression settled over him. He went to the south coast of England for recuperation. [3]

Death

Milne died in Chertsey, Surrey. His death was recorded as a railway accident as he got killed while crossing a railway line; whether this was related to his depression or just an unfortunate accident is unclear. The minister at his eulogy stated that his letters were once again becoming cheerful and he hoped to be back at teaching in about a month. [3]

At his death Milne held the post of H.M. Inspector of Schools in Aberdeen. The value of his estate was £1082; 15 shillings; and 6 pence. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charles James Barclay Milne". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 3 "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. 1 2 Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  5. 1 2 "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 1 2 "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  9. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Milne - Test matches". ESPN scrum.


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