Charles Villar
| Full name | Charles Villar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Warriston RFC Edinburgh Wanderers | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Edinburgh District | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1876-77 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
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.
- 1 2 3 "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.