Archibald Symington

Archibald Symington

Birth name	Archibald William Symington
Date of birth	20 March 1892
Place of birth	Calcutta, India
Date of death	8 May 1941 (aged 48–49)
Place of death	North Connel, Scotland
School	Fettes College
University	Cambridge University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Second-row Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Cambridge University RUFC () – London Scottish F.C. () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1914 Scotland 2

Archibald William Symington (20 March 1892 – 8 May 1941) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who was killed in World War II. ^{[1] [2]}

He was capped twice for Scotland in 1914 at lock/second row. ^{[1] [2]} He also played for Cambridge University RFC. ^[1]

See also

• List of Scottish rugby union players killed in World War II

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)
• Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN   0-904919-84-6)

References

1. Bath, p. 109
2. Scum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010

External links

• Archibald Symington at ESPNscrum