Charles Milne (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Charles James Barclay Milne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 May 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 May 1892 (aged 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Chertsey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Milne (15 May 1864 – 6 May 1892) was a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Amateur career
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Alexander Milne and Annie Hodgson, Charles Milne was then brought up in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. His father Andrew was a Minister for Fyvie parish in Aberdeenshire.[2]
Milne was educated at Fettes College.[3] He then played rugby union for Fettesian-Lorettonians.[4]
He then moved to play for West of Scotland.[4][5]
He played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[6]
Provincial career
He played for Glasgow District in the inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 5 December 1885.[5]
He played for West of Scotland District against East of Scotland District on 30 January 1886.[7]
He played for Edinburgh District in the inter-city match against Glasgow District on 4 December 1886.[8]
He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 29 January 1887.[6]
International career
He was capped 3 times for Scotland in 1886.[9]
