Jack Park (rugby union)

Jack Park (21 April 1913 – 2 October 1992) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He was born into the famous golfing Park dynasty; and although he competed in amateur golfing tournaments, he became more known for his rugby union exploits.

For his uncle and golfer, see Jack Park.

Jack Park
Birth nameJack Park
Date of birth(1913-04-21)21 April 1913
Place of birth[San Andres], Argentina
Date of death2 October 1992(1992-10-02) (aged 79)
Place of deathEast Lothian, Scotland
Notable relative(s)Willie Park Sr., grandfather
Mungo Park Jr., father
Willie Park Jr., uncle
Jack Park, uncle
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1933 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Park played rugby union for Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1933 inter-city match.[3]

International career

Park was capped just the once by Scotland, against Wales in 1934.[4]

Military career

He was a doctor in the Royal Air Force.[5]

Other sports

Golf

He was notable for playing golf in his youth, playing in the Boys Amateur Golf Championship of 1930.[6]

Family

His grandfather was Willie Park Sr., the first winner of the British Open golf championship.[7]

His uncles were the golfers Willie Park Jr. and Jack Park.

His parents were Mungo Park Jr. (1877-1960) and Grace Hamilton Morrison (1880-1956). Both parents were excellent golfers; Mungo winning the Argentine Open and Grace represented Scotland and winning the Argentine Ladies Open three times. They had a son Mungo Park (1903-1959) and a daughter Catherine Morrison Park (1907-1987), before Jack, the youngest, was born. His sister Catherine (Katie) also represented Scotland at golf.

Jack married Charlotte Cicely Bunge in 1943.

He died on 2 October 1992 in East Lothian.

References
  1. "Jack Park". ESPN scrum.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jack Park - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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