Full name | Richard Rodney Chambers | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1927-08-15)15 August 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 31 March 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Richard Rodney Chambers (15 August 1927 — 31 March 2020) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Chambers was educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's University.
An Instonians centre, Chambers was capped six times for Ireland. He played all four matches of their championship-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign. The following year, Chambers played a further two Five Nations matches and toured South America, making two uncapped appearances against the Pumas.
Chambers, a barrister, was admitted to the bar in 1950 and became a County Court Judge in 1973.
See also
References
- "Chambers, R.r., His Honour Judge R.r. Chambers, Q.c". Belfast Telegraph. 3 April 2020.
- "Four new Ulster K.C.s; five new barristers". Northern Whig. 6 July 1950.
- "Irish tourists leave today for visit to Argentina". Belfast News-Letter. 29 July 1952.
- "County Judge". Belfast News-Letter. 13 March 1973.
External links
- Richard Chambers at ESPNscrum
- 1927 births
- 2020 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Belfast
- Rugby union centres
- Instonians rugby union players
- Queen's University RFC players
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Judges in Northern Ireland