Charles Orr (rugby union) - Wikipedia
- ️Wed Nov 21 1866
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Birth name | Charles Edward Orr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 November 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Neilston, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 April 1935 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Los Angeles, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Edward Orr (21 November 1866 – 6 April 1935)[1] was a Scotland international rugby union player.[2]
He played for West of Scotland.[2]
He was capped by Glasgow District to play Edinburgh District in the inter-city fixture of 5 December 1885.[3] He played for Glasgow again in their match against North of Scotland District on 2 January 1886.[4]
He was capped by the West of Scotland District to play the East of Scotland District on 29 January 1877. He scored a try for the West district.[5]
International career
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He was capped sixteen times for Scotland between 1887 and 1892.[2]
He was the brother of Jack Orr who was also capped for Scotland.[2]
- ^ Charles Orr player profile Scrum.com
- ^ a b c d Bath, p137
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004 [dead link]
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18860104/057/0004 [dead link]
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/18870131/144/0007 [dead link]
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)