Charlie Adamson
Charles Young Adamson (18 April 1875 – 17 September 1918) was an English international rugby union utility back who played club rugby for Durham. Adamson played international rugby for the British Isles team on its 1899 tour of Australia. Adamson was also a gentleman cricketer, playing mainly for Durham City. After the 1899 rugby tour, he remained in Brisbane playing for the Valley District Cricket Club and turned out for a single cricket match for Queensland, as well as playing in Durham's first Minor Counties Championship match in 1895. He played for Durham until 1914.
Charlie Adamson taking a kick in Rugby Union Test, Brisbane, 1899. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Charles Young Adamson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 April 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 September 1918 (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Doiran, Macedonia, Kingdom of Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Durham School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Lewis Vaughan Lodge, brother-in-law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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