Charles Gibson (rugby union)
| Full name | Charles Osborne Provis Gibson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1876 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 November 1931 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Stocksfield, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Osborne Provis Gibson (27 October 1876 – 9 November 1931) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Gateshead, Gibson was educated at Uppingham School and the University of Oxford.[1]
Gateshead, a forward, was one of three brothers to play rugby for Newcastle club Northern and gain England caps. His siblings, George and Thomas, also represented the British Lions. He won a County Championship with Northumberland in 1898 and obtained his only England cap in a 1901 match against Wales at Cardiff.[2]
An officer in the Northumberland Fusiliers, Gateshead served in France during World War I, mostly as a staff-captain with the 21st Division, until being badly wounded in 1918 and invalidated home. He was mentioned in dispatches and received the Military Cross, retiring as a brevet-colonel.[1]
Gateshead, a solicitor by profession, was partner in a firm on Grey street in Newcastle.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Loss to North-Country". Evening Chronicle. 10 November 1931.
- ^ "When boxers battled in the bar". Evening Chronicle. 4 May 1965.
External links
[edit]- Charles Gibson at ESPNscrum
- 1876 births
- 1931 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union forwards
- Rugby union players from Gateshead
- Northumberland RFU players
- Northern Football Club players
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- People educated at Uppingham School
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Military Cross