Английская Википедия:Gordon Boyd (rugby union)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox rugby biography Gordon Boyd (8 March 1905 - 21 February 1980) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]

He was part of the Glasgow HSFP side that shared the 1923-24 Scottish Unofficial Championship season title with Glasgow Academicals. Boyd scored 28 tries that season, including 6 in one match and 4 in another.

The Chocolate and Gold history of Glasgow HSFP recalls:

He was a very elusive winger who, though not lightning fast, had a fine swerve and played at centre and stand-off when required.

Provincial career

He played for the Whites Trial side on 15 December 1924.[3]

International career

He was capped by Scotland just the once, in 1926, to play against England at Twickenham.[4]

Family

His father was David Mitchell Boyd who died in 1955.

Gordon Boyd married Hannah Margaret Allison Murdoch (1907-1980) on 10 November 1934 in Yangon, Burma.

References

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
  3. Шаблон:Cite web
  4. Шаблон:Cite web