Hugh MacKintosh explained

Hugh Mackintosh
Full Name:Hugh Stewart Mackintosh
Birth Date:19 January 1903
Birth Place:Helmsdale, Scotland
Death Place:Killearn, Scotland
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1929–32
Repcaps1:16
Reppoints1:9

Hugh Stewart Mackintosh (19 January 1903 — 28 August 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Helmsdale, Mackintosh made his Scotland debut in 1929 and gained 16 total caps. He was a heavily built hooker who was a strong scrummager and played his club rugby for Glasgow University RFC, while representing West of Scotland in inter–district matches. Before his final international in 1932, Mackintosh his retirement from rugby.[2]

Mackintosh held a doctorate of education from Aberdeen University and served as Director of Education in Glasgow, for which he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1956 New Year Honours.[3]

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  1. News: Aberdeen Director Selected . . 7 September 1943.
  2. News: H. S. MacKintosh's Last International Match . . 19 March 1932.
  3. News: Commanders (C.B.E.) . . 3 January 1956.