Godfrey Carey
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| Full name | Godfrey Mohun Carey | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 August 1872 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 December 1927 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sherborne, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Elizabeth College, Guernsey Sherborne School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Exeter College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolmaster | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Godfrey Mohun Carey (17 August 1872 – 18 December 1927) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography
Born and raised in Guernsey, Carey was the son of barrister Sir Thomas Godfrey Carey, who served as both the attorney-general and bailiff of Guernsey. He attended Elizabeth College on the island until 1886, when he moved to Sherborne School, before taking up a scholarship at Exeter College, Oxford.[1] Carey, a forward, played rugby for Oxford University, captaining future England cricket captain C. B. Fry in the first XV. He was capped five times for England and captained Somerset in 1897.[2] Post rugby, Carey was a schoolmaster at Sherborne School.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Late Mr. G. M. Carey". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 22 December 1927.
- ↑ "The Scholar Athlete". Civil & Military Gazette. 25 January 1928.
- ↑ "Sherbourne Master's Death". Somerset Guardian. 23 December 1927.
External links
- Godfrey Carey at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1872 births
- 1927 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- People from Saint Peter Port
- Guernsey sportsmen
- People educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey
- People educated at Sherborne School
- Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
- Oxford University RFC players
- Somerset County RFU players