George Macleod (rugby union) explained

George Macleod
Birth Name:George William Leslie Macleod
Birth Date:6 May 1858
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Forward
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Amateurclubs:Edinburgh Academicals
Ru Provinceyears:1877
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:1878–82
Ru Nationalcaps:2
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)

George Macleod was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1 December 1877.

International career

He played twice for Scotland. His debut was the 4 March 1878 match against England at The Oval.[3]

He second and final cap was against Ireland in Glasgow on 18 February 1882.[4]

Family

He was born to Gordon Macleod and Mary Ramsay Leslie. He had two sisters: Mary Wilhelmina Louisa Macleod and Henrietta Preston Macleod. His mother Mary died when he was only three; his father Gordon died 12 years later.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George William Leslie MacLeod. ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. Web site: England v Scotland. ESPN scrum.
  4. Web site: Scotland v Ireland. ESPN scrum.