Douglas Muir (rugby union)

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Douglas Muir
Birth nameDouglas Edgar Muir
Date of birth(1925-03-17)17 March 1925
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death6 September 2014(2014-09-06) (aged 89)
Place of death Essex, England
School George Heriot's School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Heriots ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1949 Barbarians
1950-52 Scotland 7 (0)

Douglas Muir (17 March 1925 – 6 September 2014) was a Scotland international rugby union player who played for Heriots at amateur level and Edinburgh District at provincial level.

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Rugby career

Amateur career

He played for Heriots [1]

Provincial career

Muir represented Edinburgh District. [1] He was in the winning side that won the 1949-50 Inter-City against Glasgow District. [2] He also played in the next two Inter-City matches, but was on the losing side in both. Although Edinburgh won the first Scottish Inter-District Championship in 1953-54 Muir did not feature in the tournament. He did play in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship however Edinburgh finished third that season. [3]

International career

He was capped for Scotland seven times between 1950–52, making his debut against France. [4]

He also played for the Barbarians. [1]

Scotland selector

On Muir's retirement in business he was to become a Scotland selector. [1]

Outside of rugby

Army

Muir served with the Gurkas in the second world war. [1]

Business

Muir joined Edinburgh based printing and packaging firm William Thyne & Co. as a management trainee [5] and rose to become the Managing Director. When Thyne was taken over by Mardon Packaging, he moved to Bristol as divisional chairman. [1]

Family

His wife Isla died in 2011. Muir died in Essex while visiting his son. His normal residence was in Guernsey, where he stayed with his daughter. [1]

His funeral took place in Guernsey. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Douglas Edgar Muir".
  2. ↑ "Edinburgh pack the key". The Glasgow Herald. 5 December 1949. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Disappintment at Melrose". The Glasgow Herald. 22 November 1954. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Scotland v France".
  5. 1 2 "Douglas Muir - Scottish Rugby Union".


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