Eric MacKay explained

Eric MacKay
Birth Date:5 August 1899
Birth Place:Kinning Park, Scotland
Death Place:East Kilbride, Scotland
Ru Position:Wing
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Glasgow Academicals
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1920-22
Repcaps1:2
Ru Province1:Glasgow District
Ru Provinceyears1:-

Eric MacKay (5 August 1899 – 23 July 1966) was a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Academicals. He was a Wing.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

MacKay played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]

Provincial career

MacKay was capped by Glasgow District.[3] He was part of the team that won the 1921-22 Inter-City against Edinburgh District.[4]

MacKay played in an era where both Glasgow District and Edinburgh District were noted for having clever players in their back lines; and Glasgow backs were noted as 'a high a standard as Glasgow has attained at almost any stage in the [Inter-City] series'.[5]

International career

MacKay was capped 2 times for Scotland.[6] His debut came in the Scotland v Wales match of 7 February 1920 at Inverleith.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric Bryce MacKay. ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  5. Web site: The Story of Scottish Rugby. www.electricscotland.com.
  6. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Eric MacKay - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  7. Web site: Scotland v Wales. ESPN scrum.