About Charles Adams
Lived 1883 – 1965 (aged 81). Charles Adams was a rugby union player.
Charles Adams (8 December 1883 — 13 November 1965) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A forward, Adams played his club rugby for Old Wesley and was capped 16 times by Ireland from 1908 to 1914, before his international career was effectively ended by World War I. He served with the 7th Battalion of the Dublin Fusiliers in Gallipoli and Salonika. In 1917, Adams was captured by the Germans and held as a prisoner of war.
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Who was Charles Adams?
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When was Charles Adams born?
Charles Adams was born on 8 December 1883.
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Charles Adams died on 13 November 1965.
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Charles Adams was a rugby union player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Charles Adams (rugby union)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Adams. https://biography.guide/charles-adams-rugby-union-player/
MLA: "Charles Adams." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/charles-adams-rugby-union-player/.
Chicago: "Charles Adams." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/charles-adams-rugby-union-player/.
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