John Matters

John Matters

CB OBE

Full name	John Charles Matters
Date of birth	1879 (1879)
Place of birth	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Date of death	24 April 1949 (aged 70)
Place of death	Limpsfield, Surrey, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1899 England 1 (0)

John Charles Matters (1879 – 1949) was an English international rugby union player.

The son of a police constable, Matters was a Devonport Dockyard worker in his younger days and played rugby for Devonport Albion. He gained an England cap as a wing three-quarter against Scotland at Blackheath in 1899.[1]

Matters served with the Royal Navy in World War I and attained the rank of rear admiral.[2]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

References

1. "Rear-Adml. J. C. Matters". Western Morning News. 4 May 1949.
2. "Rear-Adml. Dies". Western Morning News. 26 April 1949.

External links

• John Matters at ESPNscrum