Edward Bromet (26 January 1867 – 6 April 1937) was an English

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forward who was a member of the first official

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team to tour abroad. On the tour he was joined by his brother, William Bromet, who would also play international rugby for

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. A medical doctor by profession, Bromet served Britain in the First World War in the

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Personal history

Bromet was born in

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in 1867 to John Addinell Bromet and Elizabeth Smith. He was educated at Sandringham Schools before being accepted into

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in 1885, gaining a BA in 1888. Bromet began his medical career at

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becoming a Resident Medical Officer at Hospital for Women in

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. He set up a practice in

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in 1898, and became a surgeon at the Reigate and Redhill Hospital. In 1901 he married Amy Louise Beauclerk, daughter of the Reverend Charles Beauclerk, at Chelsea, London. Bromet served his country during the First World War, rising to the rank of

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in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and was

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. He later moved to

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, where he died in 1937.

Rugby career

Bromet came to note as a rugby player when he represented

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and won a sporting Blue when he played in the Varsity matches of 1887 and 1888. In 1891, Bromet was chosen to represent the British Isles team on the first official tour of South Africa. Bromet was selected for two of the Tests, playing at centre in the Second Test at Kimberley and then as a forward in the Third Test in Cape Town. Both were victories for the tourists. In total Bromet played in 14 games and scored ten tries, including three in the biggest win over the tour, against Pietermaritzburg.Edward Bromet player profile
Lionsrugby.com During the 1891–92 season, now playing club rugby for St. Thomas Hospital, Bromet was selected to play for invitational touring team the

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