Borth Todd
| Birth name | Hugh Borthwick Todd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Innerleithen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 June 1945 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Amateur career
He played for Gala, usually playing at Fly half and sometimes Inside Centre. He was to become club captain.[1]
Provincial career
Todd played for the South of Scotland in 1910.[2]
He 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.[3]
International career
He 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.[4]
Administrative career
In 1937 he was made President of Gala. A year later the club made him a life member.[1]
Cricket career
He was noted as a hard hitting batsman.[1] He played cricket for Gala cricket club.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
- ^ "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Borth Todd - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.