Charles Cathcart (rugby union)

Charles Cathcart
Full name Charles Walker Cathcart
Date of birth (1853-03-16)16 March 1853
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 22 February 1932(1932-02-22) (aged 78)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh University ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1872-6 Scotland 3 (1 goal; 1 drop goal)

Charles Cathcart (16 March 1853 - 22 February 1932) was a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh University. He was a Forward.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Cathcart played for Edinburgh University.[2]

Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District.[3] He appeared in the world's first non-international representative match in 1871; the 'inter-city', the inter-district match between Edinburgh District and Glasgow District

International career

He was capped 3 times for Scotland.[4] His debut came in the second international match in 1872 playing against England at The Oval, London.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Walker Cathcart".
  2. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Cathcart - Test matches".
  5. ↑ "England v Scotland".
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