Henry Chambers (rugby union)

Henry Chambers

Birth name	Henry Francis Townsend Chambers
Date of birth	(1865-05-22)22 May 1865
Place of birth	St. Kilda, Victoria
Date of death	12 February 1934(1934-02-12) (aged 68)
Place of death	Grouville, Jersey
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh University () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1888 Edinburgh District () 1889 East of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1888-89 Scotland 4 (0)

Henry Chambers (22 May 1865 – 12 February 1934) was a Scotland international rugby union player. ^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Chambers played rugby union for Edinburgh University. ^[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1888. ^[3]

He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 26 January 1889. ^{[4] [ full citation needed ]}

International career

Chambers was capped four times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1889. ^[5]

References

1. "Henry Francis Townsend Chambers". ESPN Scrum.
2. Oswald, Nick; Griffiths, John (2003). Scotland: The Essential History of Rugby Union. Headline Book Publishing.
3. "Matches under Rugby Rules". The Glasgow Herald. 3 December 1888 – via Google News Archive.
4. "Unknown" – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Player analysis - Henry Chambers - Test matches". ESPN Scrum.