Charles Stuart (rugby union, born 1887)
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18 May 1887
| Born | Charles Douglas Stuart 18 May 1887 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Douglas Stuart (18 May 1887 – 15 January 1982) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He often added Junior to his name; to differentiate from his father who had a similar career path. His regular playing position was Forward.
Amateur career
Stuart began his rugby union career at Drumchapel RFC. He was a sporting all rounder excelling in not only rugby union but also football and cricket. As a young man in the Drumchapel side he was picked out - along with T. Inglis, C. L. Vermont and C. H. Stewart. - as starring in a match at Thirdpart against Hillhead HSFP 2XV.[2][3]
The football club Glasgow Rangers were interested in signing the young man. This did not please his rugby loving father who instead sorted a move to Uddingston RFC for the player.[4]
Stuart was later to move to Clydesdale and then London Scottish.[4]
Stuart also played for West of Scotland.[1]
Provincial career
Stuart played for Glasgow District in the inter-city match against Edinburgh District.[5]
Stuart played for the Blues Trial side against the Whites Trial side on 21 January 1911 while still with West of Scotland.[6]
International career
Stuart was capped seven times for Scotland between 1909 and 1911.[1][7]
Cricket career
Engineering career
Stuart got a job as an Engineer with Rowans Engineering working in the oil industry. This was to curtail his international career. At the age of 23 he moved to Burma with Rowans.[4]
While at Rowans he organised a rugby side, Rowans Engineers RFC; run as an invitational side. The basis of the side were players from Uddingston, Clydesdale and West of Scotland.[10]
Stuart never forgot his first club Drumchapel - and for many years he took his invitational side back there; and the Drumchapel - Rowan Engineers match became the traditional preseason opening fixture for the Thirdpart side.[10]