Gordon Boyd (rugby union)

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

Gordon Boyd

Birth name	Gordon Mclean Boyd
Date of birth	(1905-03-08)8 March 1905
Place of birth	Cadder, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	21 February 1980(1980-02-21) (aged 74)
Place of death	Pulborough, 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

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow HSFP.

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.

International career

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

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.