John Dods (rugby union) explained

John Dods
Birth Name:	John Henry Dods
Birth Date:	30 September 1875
Birth Place:	Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:	, Moray Firth, off Scotland
Ru Position:	Forward
Repyears1:	1895–1897
Repcaps1:	8
Reppoints1:	0

John Henry Dods (30 September 1875 – 30 December 1915) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was capped eight times for between 1895 and 1897. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals. He was the brother of Francis Dods who was also capped for Scotland.

Dods was killed along with his wife and three children, whilst on board, which suffered a series of explosions, killing hundreds of people.

Rugby career

Following the trials match on 28 December 1894, Dods was again selected for Scotland, to play against Wales on 25 January 1895.^[1]

International appearances

Opposition	Score	Result	Date	Venue
	5–4	Won	26 January 1895	Edinburgh	^[2]
	6–0	Won	2 March 1895	Raeburn Place, Edinburgh	^[3]
	3–6	Won	9 March 1895	Richmond	^[4]
	6–0	Lost	25 January 1896	Cardiff	^[5]
	0–0	Draw	15 February 1896	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	^[6]
	11–0	Won	14 March 1896	Glasgow	^[7]
	8–3	Won	20 February 1897	Powderhall, Edinburgh	^[8]
	12–3	Lost	13 March 1897	Manchester	^[9]

Death

On 30 December 1915, Dods, his wife and three children were aboard, guests of the ship's captain Eric Back. The ship, a Warrior Class cruiser, part of the Second Cruiser Squadron, was lying at anchor in the Cromarty Firth, in the north of Scotland. A series of explosions on board caused the ship to capsize with the loss of hundreds of lives, including those of Dods and his family.^[10]

See also

• List of international rugby union players killed in action during the First World War

References

Bibliography

• Book: Bath. Richard. The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. 2007. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. 978-1-905326-24-2. registration.
• Book: McCrery . Nigel . Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War . 2014 . Pen and Sword . Barnsley, South Yorkshire . 978-1-4738-3321-0.

External links

• • Commonwealth War Graves database
• An entire team wiped out by the Great War (The Scotsman)

Notes and References

1. News: SCOTLAND V WALES . South Wales Daily Post. 1895-12-30. William Llewellyn Williams. 10107/3354112.
2. Web site: Scotland vs Wales - Summary - Six Nations 1895 - 26 Jan, 1895 - ESPN. ESPN.com.
3. Web site: Match Centre Ireland : Irish Rugby Official Website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073438/http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/match_centre.php?section=lineups&fixid=25605. 2016-03-04.
4. Web site: England vs Scotland - Line-up - Six Nations 1895 - 9 Mar, 1895 - ESPN. ESPN.com.
5. Web site: Wales vs Scotland - Line-up - Six Nations 1896 - 25 Jan, 1896 - ESPN. ESPN.com.
6. Web site: Match Centre Ireland : Irish Rugby Official Website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151202115850/http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/match_centre.php?section=overview&fixid=25611. 2015-12-02.
7. Web site: Scotland vs England - Line-up - Six Nations 1896 - 14 Mar, 1896 - ESPN. ESPN.com.
8. Web site: Match Centre Ireland : Irish Rugby Official Website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151202122432/http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/match_centre.php?section=overview&fixid=25616. 2015-12-02.
9. Web site: England vs Scotland - Line-up - Six Nations 1897 - 13 Mar, 1897 - ESPN. ESPN.com.
10. Web site: Scottish Rugby 2 . 2014 . Alistair . McEwen . Scotland's War . University of Edinburgh.