About Ernest Chambers
Lived 1882 – 1946 (aged 64). Ernest Chambers was a British rugby union player and military officer.
Ernest Leonard Chambers MC (24 July 1882 – 23 November 1946) was a rugby union international representing England between 1908 and 1910.
Early life Ernest Chambers was born on 24 July 1882 in London and educated at Bedford School and the University of Cambridge, where he won blues for Athletics and rugby.
Rugby career He played club rugby for Blackheath and Bedford and debuted for England in a 19–0 victory over France at Stade Colombes on 1 January 1908. His second game for England, against Wales in 1910, was also the inaugural international match played at Twickenham. His third and final match for England was a 0–0 draw against Ireland in the same season.
Military service Chambers served in World War I in the Northumberland Fusiliers and the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917.
Death He died on 23 November 1946.
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English rugby union footballer
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Ernest Chambers was born on 24 July 1882 in London.
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Ernest Chambers died on 23 November 1946 in London.
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Ernest Chambers was a rugby union player and military officer.
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Ernest Chambers was British.
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· DBpedia: Ernest Chambers (rugby union)
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