Charles Gibson (rugby union)
| Full name | Charles Osborne Provis Gibson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 October 1876 Gateshead, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 November 1931 (aged 55) Stocksfield, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Osborne Provis Gibson (27 October 1876 – 9 November 1931) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Gateshead, Gibson was educated at Uppingham School and the University of Oxford.
Gateshead, a forward, was one of three brothers to play rugby for Newcastle club Northern and gain England caps. His siblings, George and Thomas, also represented the British Lions. He won a County Championship with Northumberland in 1898 and obtained his only England cap in a 1901 match against Wales at Cardiff.
An officer in the Northumberland Fusiliers, Gateshead served in France during World War I, mostly as a staff-captain with the 21st Division, until being badly wounded in 1918 and invalidated home. He was mentioned in dispatches and received the Military Cross, retiring as a brevet-colonel.
Gateshead, a solicitor by profession, was partner in a firm on Grey street in Newcastle.