Charles Villar

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Charles Villar
Birth nameCharles Villar
Date of birthJanuary 1852
Place of birthLeckhampton Park Farm, Cheltenham, England
Date of death(1877-09-21)21 September 1877
Place of deathCharlton Kings, Cheltenham, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1872-74
1875-77		 Warriston
Edinburgh Wanderers		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1876-77 Scotland 3 (0)

Charles Villar (January 1852 – 21 September 1877) was an Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

Villar started his rugby career with Warriston.

Villar also played as a forward for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2]

Provincial career[]

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.

International career[]

Villar represented Scotland in the 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union matches and 1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches.

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]

Military career[]

He served in the 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteer Corps where he was a Lieutenant.[2]

Family[]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Villar - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Charles Villar". ESPN scrum.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - England v Scotland at The Oval". ESPN scrum.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Ireland v Scotland at Belfast". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Scotland v England at Edinburgh". ESPN scrum.
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