Ernest Chambers (rugby union)

Ernest Chambers
Birth name	Ernest Leonard Chambers
Date of birth	24 July 1882
Place of birth	London
Date of death	23 November 1946 (aged 64)
Place of death	London
School	Bedford School
Rugby union career
Years
International career
Years	Team
1908-1910	England

Ernest Leonard Chambers MC (24 July 1882 – 23 November 1946) was a rugby union international representing England between 1908 and 1910.^[1]

Early life

Ernest Chambers was born on 24 July 1882 in London and educated at Bedford School and the University of Cambridge, where he won blues for Athletics and rugby.

Rugby career

He played club rugby for Blackheath and Bedford and debuted for England in a 19–0 victory over France at Stade Colombes on 1 January 1908. His second game for England, against Wales in 1910, was also the inaugural international match played at Twickenham. His third and final match for England was a 0–0 draw against Ireland in the same season.

Military service

Chambers served in World War I in the Northumberland Fusiliers and the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917.^[2]

Death

He died on 23 November 1946.

References

^ "Ernest Chambers – Rugby Union – Players and Officials – ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
^ Neil Roy, '100 Years of the Blues. The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History of Bedford RUFC', (Bedford, 1986), p. 105

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[1] "Ernest Chambers – Rugby Union – Players and Officials – ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.

[2] Neil Roy, '100 Years of the Blues. The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History of Bedford RUFC', (Bedford, 1986), p. 105

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