Frank Glasgow | |
Birth Name: | Francis Turnbull Glasgow |
Birth Date: | 17 August 1880 |
Birth Place: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Loose forward |
Height: | 1.780NaN0 |
Weight: | 84kg (185lb) |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1905–08 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 6 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (9) |
Ru Province: | Wellington Taranaki Hawke's Bay Southland |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1899–1900 1901–05 |
Occupation: | Bank manager[1] |
School: | Wellington College |
Francis Turnbull Glasgow (17 August 1880 – 20 February 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Glasgow represented Wellington, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1905 to 1908 and played in the famous "Match of the Century" against Wales. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals.[2] His work as a Bank Officer included being Manager at Ōhura.
Frank's grandfather was Rev Adam D.Glasgow, from Co Antrim. He served as an Irish Presbyterian missionary to India from 1842 until 1855 (retired through ill health) and then in Dunedin New Zealand from November 1861 to March 1863.