Ernest Brutton
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Ernest Bartholomew Brutton (29 July 1864 – 19 April 1922) was an English
rugby union
three-quarter and cricket
er. Button played club rugby for Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
, and played a single international rugby match for England
.
, Northumberland in 1864 to Thomas Brutton, the Vicar and Rural Dean of Tynemouth. He was educated at Durham School
before matriculating to Jesus College, Cambridge
in 1883. He was awarded his BA in 1886, and his MA in 1890. While at Cambridge, Brutton joined several sporting clubs and won four sporting 'Blues', three in rugby and one in athletics.
In 1888, Brutton was ordained a deacon and a year later was ordained a priest at Bath and Wells. He took up the post of Curate of Batcombe
in Somerset in 1888 and in 1890 became Assistant Master at Lancing School. in 1891 he was Curate of Allerton in Lancashire before taking up a last position as the Vicar of Aylesbeare
in Devon, a post he held from 1893 to 1922.
for Cambridge against rival university Oxford
. Brutton's first Varsity Match was in 1883, which was won convincingly by Oxford. Brutton missed the next year's game, but returned in 1885. Brutton finished on the winning side in his second Varsity Match in 1885, and repeated the win when Cambridge beat Oxford again in 1886.
Brutton was selected for international duty with England in the last game of the 1886 Home Nations Championship
, an encounter with Scotland
for the Calcutta Cup
. Reginald Morrison the Scotland three-quarters, out-paced Brutton throughout the match, and England relied on their backs to cover this weakness in the teams defence. The game ended a 0-0 draw, and Brutton never represented England again.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
three-quarter and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Button played club rugby for Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, or CURUFC, is the rugby union club of Cambridge University, and plays Oxford University in the annual Varsity Match at Twickenham stadium every December. CURUFC players wear light blue and white hooped jerseys with a red lion crest...
, and played a single international rugby match for England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
.
Personal history
Brutton was born in TynemouthTynemouth
Tynemouth is a town and a historic borough in Tyne and Wear, England, at the mouth of the River Tyne, between North Shields and Cullercoats . It is administered as part of the borough of North Tyneside, but until 1974 was an independent county borough in its own right...
, Northumberland in 1864 to Thomas Brutton, the Vicar and Rural Dean of Tynemouth. He was educated at Durham School
Durham School
Durham School, headmaster Martin George , is an independent British day and boarding school for boys and girls in Durham....
before matriculating to Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
in 1883. He was awarded his BA in 1886, and his MA in 1890. While at Cambridge, Brutton joined several sporting clubs and won four sporting 'Blues', three in rugby and one in athletics.
In 1888, Brutton was ordained a deacon and a year later was ordained a priest at Bath and Wells. He took up the post of Curate of Batcombe
Batcombe, Somerset
Batcombe is a village and civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England, situated in the steep valley of the River Alham five miles south-east of Shepton Mallet. The parish has a population of 379...
in Somerset in 1888 and in 1890 became Assistant Master at Lancing School. in 1891 he was Curate of Allerton in Lancashire before taking up a last position as the Vicar of Aylesbeare
Aylesbeare
Aylesbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, eight miles east of Exeter. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 527...
in Devon, a post he held from 1893 to 1922.
Rugby career
Brutton first came to note as a rugby player when he was selected to play for Cambridge University. Brutton played in three Varsity MatchesThe Varsity Match
The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. By tradition, the match is held on the second Tuesday of December. In 2005, however, this changed, and the match was on Tuesday 6 December. In 2007, it was held on a Thursday for...
for Cambridge against rival university Oxford
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
. Brutton's first Varsity Match was in 1883, which was won convincingly by Oxford. Brutton missed the next year's game, but returned in 1885. Brutton finished on the winning side in his second Varsity Match in 1885, and repeated the win when Cambridge beat Oxford again in 1886.
Brutton was selected for international duty with England in the last game of the 1886 Home Nations Championship
1886 Home Nations Championship
The 1886 Home Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Five matches were played between 2 January and 13 March 1886. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales...
, an encounter with Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
for the Calcutta Cup
Calcutta Cup
The Calcutta Cup is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between England and Scotland. It is currently England's since the 2009 Six Nations Championship....
. Reginald Morrison the Scotland three-quarters, out-paced Brutton throughout the match, and England relied on their backs to cover this weakness in the teams defence. The game ended a 0-0 draw, and Brutton never represented England again.
External links
- Ernest Brutton cricket career Cricinfo.com