Gordon Boyd (rugby union)

Gordon Boyd (8 March 1905 - 21 February 1980) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Gordon Boyd
Birth nameGordon Mclean Boyd
Date of birth(1905-03-08)8 March 1905
Place of birthCadder, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death21 February 1980(1980-02-21) (aged 74)
Place of deathPulborough, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1922-27 Glasgow HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1924 Whites Trial ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1926 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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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

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

International career

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

Family

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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. ^ "Gordon Mclean Boyd". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Gordon Boyd - Test matches". ESPN scrum.