Henry Theodore Sidney Gedge was a

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rugby union player.Bath, p139 He was capped six times between 1894 and 1899 for . He also played for Oxford University,

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, Rugby and Edinburgh Wanderers.

Early life

Henry Gedge was born on 19 August 1870 in London. He attended Dulwich College.

Rugby union career

Gedge made his international debut on 3 February 1894 at

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match. Of the 6 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 4 occasions. He played his final match for Scotland on 11 March 1899 at

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match.

Personal life and family

He was the father of

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, who was also capped for Scotland.

References

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) 1870 births 1943 deaths London Scottish F.C. players People educated at Dulwich College Rugby union players from London Rugby union wings Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub