Malcolm Cross
Malcolm Cross was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
| Birth name | Malcolm Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 June 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 December 1919 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1884–1885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gussie Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nat Brewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Merchistonians.[1]
Provincial career
Cross was capped by Glasgow District to play against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match.
He was selected and played in the Blues Trial side of 1878.[3]
He played for West of Scotland District in March 1879.
Family
He was the brother of William Cross who was also capped for Scotland, and who scored the first ever conversion in international rugby.[1]
References
- Bath, p136
- "Malcolm Cross".
- "Register". Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Malcolm Cross – Test matches".
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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