Charles Villar

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Charles Villar
Birth nameCharles Villar
Date of birthJanuary 1852
Place of birthLeckhampton Park Farm, Cheltenham, England
Date of death21 September 1877 (aged 24–25)
Place of death Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1872-74 Warriston ()
1875-77 Edinburgh Wanderers ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1876-77 Scotland 3 (0)

Charles Villar (January 1852 – 21 September 1877) was an Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Villar started his rugby career with Warriston.

Villar also played as a forward for Edinburgh Wanderers. [2]

Provincial career

Villar represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 5 December 1874 match. [3] He was listed as a Warriston rugby club player in this match.

International career

Villar represented Scotland in the 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union matches and 1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches.

Villar's first international cap for Scotland was the England - Scotland match at The Oval on the 6 March 1876 match. [4] This was the last 20-a-side international match. He had 2 other Scotland caps, against Ireland in February 1877 [5] and against England in March 1877. [6]

Military career

Villar served in the 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteer Corps where he was a Lieutenant. [2]

Family

Villar parents were James Villar and Mary Bridgewater and Charles had 6 brothers and 2 sisters. James Villar was an auctioneer and land agent. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Villar - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 3 "Charles Villar". ESPN scrum.
  3. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - England v Scotland at The Oval". ESPN scrum.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Ireland v Scotland at Belfast". ESPN scrum.
  6. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Scotland v England at Edinburgh". ESPN scrum.


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