Geoffrey Schute
| Full name | Frederick Geoffrey Schute | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1890 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin North, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | circa 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Geoffrey Schute (born 5 October 1890) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Schute was born in Dublin North and attended Dublin University, where he played rugby.[1]
A forward, Schute was a son of former player Frederick Schute and the two were the first father son combination to represent Ireland. He debuted in Ireland's match against the 1912–13 Springboks at Lansdowne Road.[2]
Schute immigrated to Australia in 1914, but returned to Europe soon after, serving in Flanders with the Royal Irish Fusiliers during World War I.[3] His brother John Hartley Schute was killed in action.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The New Caps". Irish Field. 1 February 1913.
- ^ "Irish Rugby Captain's Letter". Irish Independent. 24 October 1931.
- ^ "Irish International Player". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 April 1914.
- ^ "Officers Killed". The Daily Telegraph. 15 September 1915.
External links
[edit]- Geoffrey Schute at ESPNscrum