George Ritchie (rugby union, born 1909)
| Birth name | George Ritchie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1993 (aged 83–84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | High School of Dundee Strathallan School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Fraser Ritchie (1909–1993) was a Scottish rugby union player.[1][2] His regular playing position was Number 8.
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
George Ritchie was educated at the High School of Dundee and Strathallan School in Perthshire.[3] He played his club rugby for Dundee HSFP and was captain for three years between 1928 and 1931.[4]
Provincial career[edit]
Ritchie played for Midlands District.[5]
International career[edit]
Ritchie was capped once in 1932 for Scotland at number eight.[2] He was named in the Scottish trial team of January 1930 but had to wait two years before gaining his cap.[6] Scotland lost to England 16–3 at Twickenham on 19 March.[2] He was the grandfather of noted Scottish rugby player Andy Nicol.[1]
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bath, p140
- ^ a b c "George Ritchie". ESPNscrum. 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Rugby Internationalists" (PDF). Strathallan School. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Presidents and Captains". Dundee HSFP. 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jubilee". Dundee HSFP. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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