Thomas Stevenson (rugby union)
| Full name | Thomas Herbert Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1872 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Derry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 March 1908 (aged 35) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Woolwich, England | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's College Belfast University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Medical doctor | ||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Herbert Stevenson (19 August 1872 — 21 March 1908) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Derry, Stevenson was a strong-running centre, capped seven times for Ireland from 1895 to 1897, having made his mark competing in varsity rugby. He played for Queen's College Belfast and later Edinburgh University, from where he obtained his medical qualifications.[1]
Stevenson received a commission as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) in 1900 and served six years in India. He was promoted to captain in 1903 and at the end of that year was one of four RAMC members to accompany the British expedition to Tibet.[2]
In 1908, Stevenson died when he developed blood poisoning after undergoing an operation, aged 35.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "T. H. Stevenson (Queen's College, Belfast)". South Wales Daily News. 16 March 1896.
- ^ "Captain Stevenson, R.A.M.C." Belfast News-Letter. 26 March 1908.
- ^ "Death of Captain Thomas H. Stevenson". Dublin Daily Express. 24 March 1908.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Stevenson at ESPNscrum
- 1872 births
- 1908 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from County Londonderry
- Sportspeople from Derry (city)
- Rugby union centres
- Queen's University RFC players
- Edinburgh University RFC players
- Royal Army Medical Corps officers
- Deaths from blood disease