About Charles Sample
Lived 1862 – 1938 (aged 75). Charles Sample was a rugby union player.
Charles Hubert Sample (22 November 1862 – 2 June 1938) was an English international rugby union player.
Sample was born in Castle Ward and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
A fullback, Sample was described by the Football Annual as a player who was "good at extracting his side from a dilemma", possessing good drop kicking and tackling abilities. He was a Cambridge University blue, represented Northumberland, and was capped three times for England from 1884 to 1886.
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Who was Charles Sample?
rugby union player (1862-1938)
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Charles Sample was born on 22 November 1862.
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Charles Sample died on 2 June 1938.
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Charles Sample was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Sample. https://biography.guide/charles-sample/
MLA: "Charles Sample." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/charles-sample/.
Chicago: "Charles Sample." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/charles-sample/.
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