George McConnell (rugby union) explained

George McConnell
Birth Date:1 August 1889
Birth Place:Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland
Death Place:Carnoustie, Scotland
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1912–13
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0

George McConnell (1 August 1889 — 24 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Fanad, County Donegal, McConnell played rugby with Edinburgh University while studying medicine. He was capped four times as a forward for Ireland across the 1912 and 1913 Five Nations Championships.[1]

McConnell served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Salonika during World War I.[2]

A doctor, McConnell practised medicine in the Scottish town of Carnoustie, which he moved to in 1919.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Carnoustie Mourns Death Of Dr George McConnell . Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser . 1 May 1948.
  2. Obituaries . . 1948 . 13-14 . 275.