George Leslie Morris Malcolmson (2 May 1910 — 29 April 1993) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | George Leslie Morris Malcolmson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 May 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lurgan, Co. Armagh, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 April 1993 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Lurgan, Malcolmson played for Belfast club North of Ireland and also spent time in England, where he competed with Northampton. He underwent RAF training at No. 3 Flying Training School in Grantham, Lincolnshire[1]
Malcolmson was a versatile back, who played as a centre on his Ireland debut against the All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in 1935, but gained his other six caps at fullback.[2] The Irish Rugby Annual named Malcolmson as one of the four "Irish stars" of the 1935-36 season, described him as demonstrating a "keen sense of position, safe pair of hands and a lengthy and accurate kick with either foot".[3] He played all of Ireland's 1936 and 1937 Home Nations matches.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Playing For Ireland". Grantham Journal. 6 February 1937.
- ^ "A Rugby Letter". The Tatler. 10 February 1937.
- ^ "The Irish Rugby Annual". Belfast News-Letter. 30 December 1936.
- ^ "Malcolmson Lucky To Get Another Cap". Northern Whig. 2 February 1937.
External links
edit- Leslie Malcolmson at ESPNscrum