About Charles MacIvor
Lived 1891 – 1913 (aged 22). Charles MacIvor was a rugby union player.
Charles Vernon MacIvor (12 February 1891 – 18 October 1913) was an Irish rugby union player who played for the Ireland national rugby union team.
Biography MacIvor was born in the British Antilles on 12 February 1891.
He was an engineering student at Trinity College, Dublin and club captain of Dublin University.
A winger, MacIvor was described as a "plucky" player who had a "good turn of speed". In Ireland's final fixture, against Wales in Belfast, MacIvor scored a try to help secure a win, which was enough to leave the Irish as joint Five Nations champions with England. He played three further Tests in the 1913 Five Nations Championship. The coroner determined that he died from compression of the brain, as a result of an accidental fall at the football match.
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Who was Charles MacIvor?
Irish rugby union player
When was Charles MacIvor born?
Charles MacIvor was born on 12 February 1891 in British West Indies.
When did Charles MacIvor die?
Charles MacIvor died on 18 October 1913 in Dublin.
What was Charles MacIvor's occupation?
Charles MacIvor was a rugby union player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Charles MacIvor (rugby union)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles MacIvor. https://biography.guide/charles-macivor-rugby-union-player/
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