John Crabbie

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Jack Crabbie
Birth nameJohn Edward Crabbie
Date of birth(1879-04-11)11 April 1879
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death21 August 1937(1937-08-21) (aged 58)
Place of death Port of Menteith, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh Academicals ()
Oxford University ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Anglo-Scots ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1900-05 Scotland 6 (6)

John Crabbie, also known as "Jack", [1] was a Scottish rugby union player. [2]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals. [2] While studying at Oxford, he played for Oxford University. [3]

Provincial career

Crabbie played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898.

International career

He was capped six times for Scotland between 1900 and 1905. [2]

Military career

Crabbie served in the First World War with the 3rd (Perthshire) Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). He started as a second lieutenant but was promoted to lieutenant (while temporary captain) on 12 August 1915. [4]

Outside of rugby

Crabbie became an advocate. He also became a Freemason in Lodge Blairhoyle. He became the Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire West, a post which he held for 20 years. [4]

Family

He was the brother of George Crabbie who was also capped for Scotland. [2]

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References

  1. "John Edward Crabbie". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bath, Richard, ed. (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. p. 137. ISBN   1-905326-24-6.
  3. "George Fuller Eberle". Clifton RFC History.
  4. 1 2 "John Crabbie : Rugby Player". Military History Forum.