Charles Villar

Charles Villar (January 1852 – 21 September 1877) was an Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Charles Villar

Birth name	Charles Villar
Date of birth	January 1852
Place of birth	Leckhampton Park Farm, Cheltenham, England
Date of death	(1877-09-21)21 September 1877
Place of death	Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1872-74 1875-77 Warriston Edinburgh Wanderers () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1876-77 Scotland 3 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Villar started his rugby career with Warriston.

Villar also played as a forward for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2]

Provincial career

Charles represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 5 December 1874 match.[3] He was listed as a Warriston rugby club player in this match.

International career

Villar represented Scotland in the 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union matches and 1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches.

His first international cap for Scotland was the England - Scotland match at The Oval on the 6 March 1876 match.[4] This was the last 20-a-side international match. He had 2 other Scotland caps, against Ireland in February 1877[5] and against England in March 1877.[6]

Military career

He served in the 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteer Corps where he was a Lieutenant.[2]

Family

His parents were James Villar and Mary Bridgewater and Charles had 6 brothers and 2 sisters. James Villar was an auctioneer and land agent.[2]

References

1. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Villar - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
2. "Charles Villar". ESPN scrum.
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - England v Scotland at The Oval". ESPN scrum.
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Ireland v Scotland at Belfast". ESPN scrum.
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Scotland v England at Edinburgh". ESPN scrum.