Charlie Newman
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| Born | Charles Henry Newman[1] 28 February 1857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 28 September 1922 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Monmouth School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | St John's College, Cambridge[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Henry Newman (28 February 1857 – 28 September 1922) was a Welsh international three-quarter who played club rugby for Newport. He was awarded ten caps for Wales and captained the team on six occasions.[4] An original member of the Newport squad he captained the team in the 1882/83 season.
Newman was born Newport in 1857 to Edwin, an upholsterer, and Susannah. He was educated at Monmouth School, graduating to St John's College, Cambridge[3] in 1880. He was awarded his BA in 1884 and in 1887 collected his MA. In 1883 he was ordained a deacon at Durham Cathedral, and in 1885 took his orders as a priest. Newman' was first the Curate of Tanfield in Durham from 1883 to 1887 before becoming the Curate of Low Fell a position he held from 1887 to 1893. In 1893 he left Low Fell to take up the position of rector at Hetton-le-Hole, before taking his final position as vicar of Millfield until his death in 1922.
