Henry Gedge

Henry Gedge

Birth name	Henry Theodore Sidney Gedge
Date of birth	19 August 1870
Place of birth	London
Date of death	5 December 1943(1943-12-05) (aged 73)
Place of death	Seamer, Yorkshire
School	Dulwich College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) London Scottish FC () – Edinburgh Wanderers () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1894-1899 Scotland 6 (10)

Henry Theodore Sidney Gedge was a Scottish rugby union player. He was capped six times between 1894 and 1899 for Scotland. He also played for Oxford University, London Scottish FC, 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 Newport in the Wales vs Scotland 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 Blackheath in the England vs Scotland match.

Personal life and family

He was the father of Peter Gedge, who was also capped for Scotland.

References

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)