Borth Todd

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Borth Todd
Birth nameHugh Borthwick Todd
Date of birth(1888-10-28)28 October 1888
Place of birthInnerleithen, Scotland
Date of death2 June 1945(1945-06-02) (aged 56)
Place of deathGalashiels, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Gala ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910
1912
1913
South of Scotland
Combined Scottish Districts
Borders XV
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1911 Scotland 1 (0)

Borth Todd (28 October 1888 – 31 December 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Fly half.[1]

Rugby Union career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

Todd played for Gala, usually playing at Fly half and sometimes Inside Centre. He was to become club captain.[1]

Provincial career[edit]

Todd played for the South of Scotland in 1910.[2]

The first outing of the Combined Scottish Districts was originally deemed a 'Glasgow and Districts' line-up, despite players from all around Scotland actually outnumbering those from Glasgow District. Todd played for the combined district side on 27 November 1912 against South Africa.[3]

Todd also played for a Borders XV against Glasgow Academicals in December 1913; missing out on selection for the South versus North match the same day.[4]

International career[edit]

Todd was capped just the once for Scotland in 1911. Although he normally played at Fly half or Inside Centre for Gala, he was capped playing Full Back.[5]

Administrative career[edit]

In 1937 Todd was made President of Gala. A year later the club made him a life member.[1]

Cricket career[edit]

Todd was noted as a hard hitting batsman.[1] He played cricket for Gala cricket club.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19101212/102/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002686/19131219/006/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Borth Todd - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19150722/017/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)