George Macleod (rugby union)

George Macleod was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

George Macleod
Birth nameGeorge William Leslie Macleod
Date of birth(1858-05-06)6 May 1858
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1877 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1878–82 Scotland 2 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1 December 1877.

International career

He played twice for Scotland. His debut was the 4 March 1878 match against England at The Oval.[3]

He second and final cap was against Ireland in Glasgow on 18 February 1882.[4]

Family

He was born to Gordon Macleod and Mary Ramsay Leslie. He had two sisters: Mary Wilhelmina Louisa Macleod and Henrietta Preston Macleod. His mother Mary died when he was only three; his father Gordon died 12 years later.

References
  1. "George William Leslie MacLeod". ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
  4. "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.


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