Pat MacLachlan explained

Pat MacLachlan
Birth Date:16 March 1928
Birth Place:Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Ru Position:Scrum half
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Amateurclubs:
Ru Province:
  • Southern Rhodesia
  • Nyasaland
  • Mashonaland
Ru Provinceyears:-
Ru Nationalteam:
Ru Nationalcaps:4
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Ru Nationalyears:1954
School:Plumtree School, Zimbabwe
University:Cape Town University
Oxford University

Pat MacLachlan (born 16 March 1928 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. In his rugby career he played as a Scrum half.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

MacLachlan played for Oxford University.[2]

He then moved to play for London Scottish.[2]

Provincial career

MacLachlan played provincially in Southern Rhodesia. He played for Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Mashonaland.[3]

International career

He was capped for 4 times in 1954.[4]

He was also capped by the Barbarians.[3]

Outside of rugby

Architect

MacLachlan studied architecture in Cape Town University. He became an Architect in Harare (then Salisbury) and in Blantyre, Malawi.

Teaching

He became a teacher in Canada at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island, Canada. He later became Headmaster at the school.[3]

He then ran an Independent Schools Service in Hong Kong.[3]

He retired in Canada.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lachlan Patrick MacLachlan.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. Web site: Old Prunitian Database - Index M.
  4. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Pat MacLachlan - Test matches.