Ernest Cheston
Birth nameErnest Constantine Cheston
Date of birth24 October 1848
Place of birthHackney[1]
Date of death9 July 1918(1918-07-09) (aged 69)
Place of death(registered in) Eastly
SchoolHaileybury and Imperial Service College
UniversityMerton College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
-
-		 Oxford University
Law Club
Richmond		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1873–1876 England 5 Tries:1

Ernest Cheston was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1876.[1]

Early life

Ernest Cheston was born on 24 October 1848 in Hackney[1] the sixth son of Chester Cheston of Clapton.[2] He attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College[3] where he was the captain of the school rugby XX. He went on to study at Merton College, Oxford, from 1 February 1868 to 1872[2] 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 vs England match.[1] Of the five matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on three occasions.[1] He played his final match for England on 6 March 1876 at The Oval in the England vs Scotland match.[1]

Career

Cheston became a solicitor operating from Great Winchester Street.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ernest Cheston Profile on scrum.com
  2. 1 2 University of Oxford, Joseph Foster, Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, p245, (Parker and co., 1888)
  3. 1 2 Lionel Sumner Milford (ed), Haileybury register, 1862-1891, p16, (Stephen Austin and Sons, 1891)


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