Charlie Adamson

Charlie Adamson

Charlie Adamson taking a kick in Rugby Union Test, Brisbane, 1899.
Birth name	Charles Young Adamson
Date of birth	(1875-04-18)18 April 1875
Place of birth	Durham, England
Date of death	17 September 1918(1918-09-17) (aged 43)
Place of death	Doiran, Macedonia, Kingdom of Greece
School	Durham School
Notable relative(s)	Lewis Vaughan Lodge, brother-in-law
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-backs Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Durham () – Barbarian F.C. () – Bristol Rugby () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1899 British Isles 4 (17)

Charles Young Adamson (18 April 1875 – 17 September 1918)^[1] was an English international rugby union utility back who played club rugby for Durham. Adamson played international rugby for the British Isles team on its 1899 tour of Australia.^[2] Adamson was also a gentleman cricketer, playing mainly for Durham City. After the 1899 rugby tour, he remained in Brisbane playing for the Valley District Cricket Club and turned out for a single cricket match for Queensland, as well as playing in Durham's first Minor Counties Championship match in 1895. He played for Durham until 1914.