Geoffrey Unwin

Geoffrey Thomas Unwin (1 June 1874 – 12 February 1948) was an English international rugby union player.^[1]

Geoffrey Unwin

Geoffrey (left) with wife Dora in 1930
Full name	Geoffrey Thomas Unwin
Date of birth	(1874-06-01)1 June 1874
Place of birth	Ecclesall Bay, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Date of death	12 February 1948(1948-02-12) (aged 73)
Place of death	Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
University	Exeter College, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Brewery director
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1898 England 1 (0)

Biography

A native of Sheffield, Unwin was educated at the University of Oxford, where he played both rugby union and association football. He captained Oxford University RFC playing as a halfback and was a goalkeeper for Exeter College.^[2]

Unwin gained his only England cap in 1898, forming a halfback partnership with ex-Cambridge blue Arthur Rotherham, against Scotland at Edinburgh. He also played a match against the touring All Blacks, captaining Cheltenham.^[3]

Retiring to The Bury, Hemel Hempstead, Unwin died in 1948, at the age of 73.^[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players