Charles Fleming (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Charles James Nicol Fleming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 November 1948 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auchencairn, Castle Douglas, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Fettes College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | The Queen's College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1910–1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alexander Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | William Andrew Walls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Fleming (5 April 1868 - 13 November 1948) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was the 37th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
Fleming went to Fettes College and captained the rugby union side.[2]
He then played for Oxford University,[3] while at The Queen's College, Oxford.[4][5]
He played for London Scottish.[6]
He played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[7]
Provincial career[]
Fleming was due to play for Anglo-Scots in 1892 against Cities District but the match was called off.[6]
He turned out for the Provinces District against Cities District in 28 December 1895. It was remarked that the snow affected his game.[3]
International career[]
He played three times for Scotland between 1896 - 97.[8]
Referee career[]
Fleming became a referee. He refereed a North of Scotland District versus Midlands District match in 1903.[9]
He refereed in the Border League in 1910.[10]
Administrative career[]
He became the 37th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1910 to 1911.[11][12]
Cricket career[]
Fleming played cricket at Fettes College.[13] He played cricket at Oxford University for Mr. A. J. H. Cochrane's side.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Charles James Nicol Fleming". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/18861115/083/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18951230/008/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18910810/004/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18881217/056/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18921226/010/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Fleming - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000582/19031120/061/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000954/19100121/066/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19111016/015/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001964/18850807/044/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18880511/030/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
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- 1868 births
- 1948 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Wanderers RFC players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union referees
- Scottish Districts referees
- Oxford University RFC players
- London Scottish F.C. players
- Provinces District (rugby union) players
- Border League referees
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