| Birth name | Gordon Mclean Boyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 March 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cadder, Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 February 1980 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pulborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Boyd (8 March 1905 - 21 February 1980) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
He played for Glasgow HSFP. [2]
He was part of the Glasgow HSFP side that shared the 1923-24 Scottish Unofficial Championship season title with Glasgow Academicals. Boyd scored 28 tries that season, including 6 in one match and 4 in another.
The Chocolate and Gold history of Glasgow HSFP recalls:
He was a very elusive winger who, though not lightning fast, had a fine swerve and played at centre and stand-off when required.
He played for the Whites Trial side on 15 December 1924. [3]
He was capped by Scotland just the once, in 1926, to play against England at Twickenham. [4]
His father was David Mitchell Boyd who died in 1955.
Gordon Boyd married Hannah Margaret Allison Murdoch (1907-1980) on 10 November 1934 in Yangon, Burma.
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