Hugh Fletcher (rugby union)

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Hugh Fletcher
BornHugh Nethersole Fletcher
(1877-04-27)27 April 1877
Norwich, England
Died29 January 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 84)
Norwich, England
Rugby union career
Position Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh University
Norwich RFC
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1904 Edinburgh District
1905 Cities District
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1904-05 Scotland 2 (0)

Hugh Fletcher (27 April 1877 – 29 January 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played rugby union for Edinburgh University. [2]

He later played for Norwich RFC. [3]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1904 inter-city match at Hamilton Crescent. [4]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District in their match on 14 January 1905. [5]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 2 times in the period 1904 to 1905. [6]

Football career

He played for Norwich CEYMS F.C. and then captained Norwich City. He played at centre-half. He played in Norwich rugby club against Norwich Union Fire Office in an association football match in 1905. [3]

Cricket career

He played cricket for the British Medical Association. [7]

Medical career

He became a surgeon at Sussex County Hospital. [8]

Family

He was the second son of Benjamin Edgington Fletcher (1836-1911) of Marlingford Hall, Norfolk. [9]

He married Dorothy Alice Sanderson in 1912. [9]

Death

He died on 29 January 1962.

References

  1. "Hugh Nethersole Fletcher". ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. 1 2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001724/19050419/059/0003 via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Hugh Fletcher - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001925/19130802/092/0006 via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000938/19091030/124/0008 via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 1 2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19121004/230/0006 via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)