Jock Lawrie
| Birth name | John Ruthven Lawrie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melrose, Scottish Borders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 July 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Folkestone, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Ruthven Lawrie known as Jock Lawrie (11 September 1900 – 7 July 1981)[1] was a rugby union flanker who played 11 times for Scotland between 1922 and 1924. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Melrose.
Lawrie made his international debut for Scotland on 2 January 1922 against France at Colombes.[2] In 1923 Lawrie transferred to Leicester making his debut on 1 September 1923 against Bath. On 2 February 1924 Lawrie played for Scotland against Wales and became the first non-English Leicester player selected for international duty.[3]
Sources
Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)
References
- ^ "Jock Lawrie". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "France (3) 3 - 3 (3) Scotland (FT)". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.