Herbert Leggatt Explained

Herbert Leggatt
Birth Name:Herbert Thomas Owen Leggatt
Birth Date:26 October 1868
Birth Place:Vellore, India
Death Place:Birkdale, England
Ru Position:Forward
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Watsonians
Ru Provinceyears1:1890
1891
1892
Ru Province1:Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District
Cities District
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1891–94
Repcaps1:9
Reppoints1:1

Herbert Leggatt (26 October 1868 – 23 May 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Watsonians.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1890 inter-city match.[3]

He played for East of Scotland District that same season in 1891.[4]

He played for Cities District against the Anglo-Scots in 1892.[5]

International career

He made his debut with the national team during the game Scotland v Wales at Edinburgh, 7 Feb 1891.His last game was Scotland v England at Edinburgh, 17 Mar 1894He played 9 international games between 1891 and 1894.[6]

Family

He was born in Madras Presidency, India on 26 Oct 1868 to George Russell Leggatt and Catherine Ann Pritchard.

Death

Herbert Thomas Owen Leggatt passed away on 23 May 1945 in Southport, Lancashire, England.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herbert Thomas Owen Leggatt. ESPNscrum.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. Web site: The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  4. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001965/18910120/087/0005. British Newspaper Archive.
  5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18921226/010/0001
  6. Web site: Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Herbert Leggatt – Test matches. ESPNscrum.