Ernest Cheston was a rugby union international who represented
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
from 1873 to 1876.
Early life
Ernest Cheston was born on 24 October 1848 in Hackney
the sixth son of Chester Cheston of Clapton.
He attended
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) near Hertford in England. It is a member of the Rugby Group and, though originally a major boys' public school in the Victorian era, it is now co-educational, enro ...
[Lionel Sumner Milford (ed), ''Haileybury register, 1862-1891'', p16, (Stephen Austin and Sons, 1891)] where he was the captain of the school rugby XX. He went on to study at
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the Colleges of Oxford University, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the ...
, from 1 February 1868 to 1872
[University of Oxford, Joseph Foster, ''Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886'', p245, (Parker and co., 1888)] where he was captain of the Boat Club.
Rugby union career
Cheston made his international debut on 3 March 1873 at
Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow in the
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
vs
England
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match.
Of the five matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on three occasions.
He played his final match for England on 6 March 1876 at
The Oval
The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since ...
in the
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
vs
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
match.
Career
Cheston became a solicitor operating from Great Winchester Street.
References
1848 births
1918 deaths
Oxford University RFC players
English rugby union players
England international rugby union players
People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Rugby union forwards
Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
Richmond F.C. players
People from Hackney Central
Rugby union players from London
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