Leslie Gracie | |
Full Name: | Archibald Leslie Gracie |
Birth Date: | 15 October 1896 |
Birth Place: | Colombo, Ceylon |
Death Place: | Northampton, England |
School: | Eltham College |
University: | Jesus College, Oxford |
Position: | Centre |
Repyears1: | 1921–24 |
Repcaps1: | 13 |
Reppoints1: | 6 |
Lieutenant colonel Archibald Leslie Gracie (15 October 1896 — 2 August 1982) was a British Army officer and Scotland international rugby union player of the 1920s.
Gracie was born in Colombo, Ceylon. His father, a missionary from Ayrshire, was in Ceylon as secretary to the British and Foreign Bible Society.[1] He attended Eltham College and Jesus College, Oxford. In World War I, Gracie was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was awarded a Military Cross while serving on the Western Front.[2]
A centre, Gracie played rugby for Harlequins after being demobilised and gained 13 Scotland caps from 1921 to 1924, having previously declined an offer to be an England reserve.[3] He scored two tries for Scotland, including the match-winner against Wales at Cardiff in the 1923 Five Nations.[4]