Charles Villar
| Birth name | Charles Villar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | January 1852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leckhampton Park Farm, Cheltenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 September 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Villar (January 1852 - 21 September 1877) was an English-born Scottish rugby union international player who represented Scotland in the 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union matches and 1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches.[1]
He served in the 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteer Corps where he was a Lieutenant.[2] His parents were James Villar and Mary Bridgewater and Charles had 6 brothers and 2 sisters. James Villar was an auctioneer and land agent.[2]
Charles represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 5 December 1874 match.[3] He was listed as a Warriston rugby club player in this match.
Villar also played as a forward for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2]
His first international cap for Scotland was the England - Scotland match at The Oval on the 6 March 1876 match.[4] This was the last 20-a-side international match. He had 2 other Scotland caps, against Ireland in February 1877[5] and against England in March 1877.[6]
References
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Villar - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b c "Charles Villar". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - England v Scotland at The Oval". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Ireland v Scotland at Belfast". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Scotland v England at Edinburgh". ESPN scrum.