George Horsburgh

George Horsburgh (27 October 1910 – 10 March 1986) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Lock.[1]

George Horsburgh
Birth nameGeorge Brown Horsburgh
Date of birth(1910-10-27)27 October 1910
Place of birthStirling, Scotland
Date of death22 April 1988(1988-04-22) (aged 73)
Place of deathLondon, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Stirling HSFP
London Scottish		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1938
1938		 Scotland Probables
Scotland Possibles		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1937-39 Scotland 9 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He first played for Stirling HSFP before moving to London.[2]

He played for London Scottish.[3]

Provincial career

He was supposed to play for the Scotland Probables in the first trial match of season 1937-38. The match due on 18 December 1937 was called off due to frost despite the contingency of straw being placed on The Greenyards pitch at Melrose. When the second trial match went ahead in January 1938 as planned Horsburgh started for the Probables side. However, in the second half of the match Horsbugh played for Scotland Possibles.

International career

Horsburgh was capped by Scotland 9 times, all in the period between 1937 and 1939.[4]

Administrative career

After his playing career ended, he joined the board committee of London Scottish.[2]

Military career

Horsburgh joined the Army.

References
  1. "William Murray Inglis". ESPN scrum.
  2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19860320/164/0018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Horsburgh - Test matches". ESPN scrum.


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