# Henry Gedge

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{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name          = Henry Gedge
| image         =
| birth_name    = Henry Theodore Sidney Gedge
| birth_date    = 19 August 1870
| birth_place   = [London](/source/London)<ref name="Scrum">[http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/1105.html Henry Gedge Profile on scrum.com]</ref>
| death_date    = {{death date and age|df=y|1943|12|5|1870|8|19}}
| death_place   = Seamer, Yorkshire
| height        = 
| weight        = 
| position      = Wing
| repteam1      = {{nrut|Scotland}}
| repcaps1      = 6
| reppoints1    = 10
| ru_ntupdate   = 
| repyears1     = 1894-1899
| amatyears1    = 
| ru_clubupdate = 
| apps1         = 
| points1       = 
| amatteam1     = [London Scottish FC](/source/London_Scottish_FC) 
| amatteam2     = [Edinburgh Wanderers](/source/Edinburgh_Wanderers)
| school        = [Dulwich College](/source/Dulwich_College)
}}

'''Henry Theodore Sidney Gedge''' was a [Scottish](/source/Scotland) rugby union player.<ref name=Bath1>Bath, p139</ref> He was capped six times between 1894 and 1899 for {{nrut|Scotland}}.<ref name=Bath1/> He also played for Oxford University, [London Scottish FC](/source/London_Scottish_FC), Rugby and [Edinburgh Wanderers](/source/Edinburgh_Wanderers).<ref name=Bath1/>

==Early life==
Henry Gedge was born on 19 August 1870 in London. He attended [Dulwich College](/source/Dulwich_College).

==Rugby union career==
Gedge made his international debut on 3 February 1894 at [Newport](/source/Newport%2C_Wales) in the [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team) vs [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team) match. Of the 6 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 4 occasions. He played his final match for Scotland on 11 March 1899 at [Blackheath](/source/Blackheath%2C_London) in the [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) vs [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team) match.

==Personal life and family==
He was the father of [Peter Gedge](/source/Peter_Gedge), who was also capped for Scotland.<ref name=Bath1/>

==References==
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* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 {{ISBN|1-905326-24-6}})

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Category:1870 births
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Category:London Scottish F.C. players
Category:People educated at Dulwich College
Category:Rugby union players from London
Category:Rugby union wings
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Scottish rugby union players

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