About John Matters
Lived 1879 – 1949 (aged 69–70). John Matters was a rugby union player.
John Charles Matters (1879 – 1949) was a Royal Navy officer and English international rugby union player.
The son of a police constable, Matters was a Devonport Dockyard worker in his younger days and played rugby for Devonport Albion. He gained an England cap as a wing three-quarter against Scotland at Blackheath in 1899.
Matters served with the Royal Navy in World War I and attained the rank of rear-admiral.
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Who was John Matters?
English rugby union player
When was John Matters born?
John Matters was born in 1879 in Stoke.
When did John Matters die?
John Matters died on 24 April 1949 in Limpsfield.
What was John Matters's occupation?
John Matters was a rugby union player.
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