| Full name | Frederick Geoffrey Schute | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1890 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin North, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | circa 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Geoffrey Schute (born 5 October 1890) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Schute was born in Dublin North and attended Dublin University, where he played rugby. [1]
A forward, Schute was a son of former player Frederick Schute and the two were the first father son combination to represent Ireland. He debuted in Ireland's match against the 1912–13 Springboks at Lansdowne Road. [2]
Schute immigrated to Australia in 1914, but returned to Europe soon after, serving in Flanders with the Royal Irish Fusiliers during World War I. [3] His brother John Hartley Schute was killed in action. [4]