Pat MacLachlan

Pat MacLachlan (born 16 March 1928 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. In his rugby career he played as a Scrum half.[1]

Pat MacLachlan
Birth nameLachlan Patrick MacLachlan
Date of birth (1928-03-16) 16 March 1928
Place of birthSalisbury, Southern Rhodesia
SchoolPlumtree School, Zimbabwe
UniversityCape Town University
Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
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Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
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  • Southern Rhodesia
  • Nyasaland
  • Mashonaland
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954
4 (0)

Rugby union career

Amateur career

MacLachlan played for Oxford University.[2]

He then moved to play for London Scottish.[2]

Provincial career

MacLachlan played provincially in Southern Rhodesia. He played for Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Mashonaland.[3]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 4 times in 1954.[4]

He was also capped by the Barbarians.[3]

Outside of rugby

Architect

MacLachlan studied architecture in Cape Town University. He became an Architect in Harare (then Salisbury) and in Blantyre, Malawi.

Teaching

He became a teacher in Canada at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island, Canada. He later became Headmaster at the school.[3]

He then ran an Independent Schools Service in Hong Kong.[3]

He retired in Canada.[3]

References
  1. "Lachlan Patrick MacLachlan".
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. "Old Prunitian Database - Index M".
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Pat MacLachlan - Test matches".


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