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Jack Orr
Birth nameJohn Ernest Orr
Date of birth(1865-08-20)20 August 1865
Place of birthHamilton, Scotland
Date of death5 November 1935(1935-11-05) (aged 70)
Place of deathCape Town, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1885
1887		 Glasgow District
West of Scotland District		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1889–93 Scotland 12 (4)

Jack Orr was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the 1885 inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 5 December 1885.[3]

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 29 January 1887.[4]

International career

He was capped twelve times for Scotland between 1889 and 1893.[2] He scored 3 tries in those 12 matches; all at the start of his international career: his first 3 matches.[5]

Military career

The Scottish Referee newspaper of 5 October 1900 gives this on Orr's career:[6]

Jack Orr. To Rugby followers particularly, the announcement made this week of Captain J. E. Orr's promotion to be Secretary to the Military Governor of Pretoria will be received with much satisfaction. As Rugby footballer, Jack Orr was a power in himself, and, indeed, played a game particularly his own, but with telling effect, not only in club games, but in the more important International matches. Captain Orr was, until recently, attached to the Imperial Light Horse, and was wounded, although not severely. early in the campaign. Since his recovery he has played a conspicuous part, and the post which has been gives him is but a fitting reward for services rendered. We wish him every success, and hope his advancement will not stop here.

Family

He was the brother of Charles Orr who was also capped for Scotland.[2]

References

  1. ^ "John Ernest Orr". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b c d Bath, p137
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/18870131/144/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Jack Orr – Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19001005/001/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)


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