Henry Menzies (rugby union)

Henry Menzies

Birth name	Henry Fisher Menzies
Date of birth	(1867-06-15)15 June 1867
Place of birth	London, Ontario, Canada
Date of death	31 July 1938(1938-07-31) (aged 71)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Fettesian-Lorettonians () - Edinburgh University () - West of Scotland () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1891 Glasgow District () 1892 Cities District () 1893 West of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1893-94 Scotland 4

Henry Fisher Menzies (15 June 1867 in London, Ontario, Canada – 31 July 1938 in Edinburgh) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Born in Canada to a Greenock father, he moved to Scotland with his mother as a child and was brought up in Perthshire. Educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, he went on to be a teacher.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

After studying at Fettes College, he played rugby for Fettesian-Lorettonians. ^[1]

He went to Edinburgh University and then played for their rugby team. ^[2] He graduated in 1889.

He then played for West of Scotland.

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the 1891 inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 5 December of that year. ^[3]

He played for Cities District against Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1892. ^[4]

He played for West of Scotland District against East of Scotland District on 21 January 1893. ^[5]

International career

Henry played four times for Scotland.

His debut was on 4 February 1893 against Wales.

Teaching career

He was appointed a Master at Aberdeen Grammar School. It was in Aberdeen that he married his wife, Margaret Crombie, on 12 August 1896. ^[6]

Menzies moved from Aberdeen to become a Rector of Wallace Hall academy in Dumfries-shire. He was there for over 30 years until he retired. ^[7]

References

1. https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19380803/172/0006
2. https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002741/18860121/040/0002
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4rxEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GbYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3214%2C6057981
4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18921226/010/0001
5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18921226/010/0001
6. https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19380803/050/0010
7. https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19380803/050/0010