Charles Rooke

Charles Vaughan Rooke (24 September 1869 — 6 January 1946) was an Irish rugby union international.

After receiving private education in Germany and Switzerland, he continued his studies at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a BA degree.

[1] A forward, filling the role of a modern-day flanker or wing-forward, Rooke won two Leinster Senior Cups with the Dublin University first XV, from where he was first capped by Ireland.

He was a Triple Crown winner with Ireland in 1894 and captained the team for a match against Scotland in the 1895 Home Nations.

[2] Capped a then record 19 times for Ireland, Rooke was playing for Dublin-based club Monkstown by the end of his Test career.