George Horsburgh | |
Birth Name: | George Brown Horsburgh |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1910 |
Birth Place: | Stirling, Scotland |
Death Place: | London, England |
Ru Position: | Lock |
Ru Amateuryears: | - |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Stirling HSFP London Scottish |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1938 1938 |
Ru Province: | Scotland Probables Scotland Possibles |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1937-39 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 9 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
George Horsburgh (27 October 1910 – 10 March 1986) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Lock.[1]
He first played for Stirling HSFP before moving to London.[2]
He played for London Scottish.[3]
He was supposed to play for the Scotland Probables in the first trial match of season 1937-38. The match due on 18 December 1937 was called off due to frost despite the contingency of straw being placed on The Greenyards pitch at Melrose. When the second trial match went ahead in January 1938 as planned Horsburgh started for the Probables side. However, in the second half of the match Horsbugh played for Scotland Possibles.
Horsburgh was capped by Scotland 9 times, all in the period between 1937 and 1939.[4]
After his playing career ended, he joined the board committee of London Scottish.[2]
Horsburgh joined the Army.