D. K. A. MacKenzie explained

Donald Mackenzie
Birth Date:30 November 1916
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Number 8
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Edinburgh Wanderers
Ru Provinceyears1:-
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1939
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Donald Kenneth Andrew MacKenzie (30 November 1916 – 12 June 1940, Edinburgh) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

His home club was Edinburgh Wanderers.[2]

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District.[2]

International career

He played for twice at number eight in the 1939 Home Nations Championship.[3] [4]

Death

He was the first Scottish rugby internationalist to be killed in World War II.[3] He died in June 1940 when his Spitfire crashed near Edinburgh during a training flight.

See also

References

Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donald Kenneth Andrew Mackenzie. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: Edinburgh Break Inter-City Rugby Spell. The Herald. Glasgow. 5 December 1938.
  3. Bath, p109
  4. Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010