Charles Stack (rugby union)
| Full name | Charles Robert Rowan Stack | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 1867 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 November 1944 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | County Donegal, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Robert Rowan Stack (30 September 1867 — 22 November 1944) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Educated at Trinity College Dublin, Stack was a varsity rugby player and gained an Ireland cap in 1889, appearing against Scotland at Belfast. He also rowed for Trinity College.[1]
Stack was ordained as a priest by the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1892. He served as a military chaplain during World War I and for many years was the vicar of the Holy Trinity Church in Frome, Somerset.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Late Rev. C. R. R. Stack". Somerset Standard. 5 January 1945.
- ^ "Death of Rev. C. R. R. Stack". Western Daily Press. 5 January 1945.
External links
[edit]- Charles Stack at ESPNscrum