Carlos Mold
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Carlos Mold was a rugby union international and cricket international who represented Argentina's rugby side
in 1910 and the Argentina cricket team from 1920-1922.
with his wife Elizabeth. Charles had a younger sister, Alice. He attended Dulwich College
in England
and there excelled at sport playing in the school cricket (1901–1902) and rugby sides.
and was selected to play the touring Combined British in their 1910 tour of Argentina
. This was Argentina's first recognised test and although they lost to the tourists it was a great boon to rugby in the country.
, Mold was enrolled in the Inns of Court OTC, registration 14279 His occupation at this time was a Rancher.
's reputation for cricket at the turn of the twentieth century. He played a number of matches for the South of Argentina vs the North of Argentina, from 21 February 1909 to 2 March 1924 and after the First World War also played in international matches for Argentina against both Chile and Brazil, opening the batting on more than one occasion.
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
in 1910 and the Argentina cricket team from 1920-1922.
Early life
Charles Trevor Mold was born on 20 July 1885 in Argentina. His father, Charles Mold, was a broker who had emigrated to Argentina from EnglandEngland
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...
with his wife Elizabeth. Charles had a younger sister, Alice. He attended Dulwich College
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
in England
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...
and there excelled at sport playing in the school cricket (1901–1902) and rugby sides.
Rugby union career
Mold played his club rugby for Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby ClubBuenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club
Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, sometimes known simply as Buenos Aires or B.A.C.R.C., is an amateur multi-sports club from the San Fernando district of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina...
and was selected to play the touring Combined British in their 1910 tour of Argentina
1910 British Lions tour to Argentina
The 1910 British Lions tour to Argentina is a retrospective term applied to the tour of Argentina made by a side made up of 16 English players and 3 Scots. The organisers of the tour named the team the "English Rugby Union team", but the host country advertised the touring team as the Combined...
. This was Argentina's first recognised test and although they lost to the tourists it was a great boon to rugby in the country.
Military
During World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Mold was enrolled in the Inns of Court OTC, registration 14279 His occupation at this time was a Rancher.
Cricket
As a cricketer he played for his school side, which in itself was a distinction given Dulwich CollegeDulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
's reputation for cricket at the turn of the twentieth century. He played a number of matches for the South of Argentina vs the North of Argentina, from 21 February 1909 to 2 March 1924 and after the First World War also played in international matches for Argentina against both Chile and Brazil, opening the batting on more than one occasion.