John Macphail (rugby union)

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John Macphail
Birth nameJohn Alexander Rose Macphail
Date of birth(1923-10-14)14 October 1923
Place of birth Singapore
Date of death10 June 2004(2004-06-10) (aged 80)
Place of death Pitlochry, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1949-51 Scotland 2 (0)

John Macphail (14 October 1923 – 10 June 2004) was a Scottish international rugby union player. The John Macphail Scholarship for Scottish rugby union players is named in the memory of the player. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Macphail was born in the Amber Mansions of Singapore; but brought up in first in South Africa and then in Scotland. He attended Edinburgh Academy, and played rugby union for Edinburgh Academicals.

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District. He played in the 1949 inter-city match against Glasgow District. [2]

International career

He was capped for Scotland twice, playing first against England at Twickenham in 1949, and then against South Africa at Murrayfield in 1951. [3]

Business career

He became the Chairman of the Scottish Whisky Association; and of the Edrington Group in Glasgow. He was awarded the CBE medal. [4]

Family

His father Lachlan Rose Macphail was a Scottish stockbroker. He died in 1937, when John Macphail was just 13. [5]

Macphail married Edith Crabbie in Edinburgh in 1947.

They had 2 children: Copper and Michael. [4]

Death

He was buried in Logierait Churchyard. [4]

Scholarship

The John Macphail Scholarship is a rugby union scholarship for up and coming Scottish players, and is made by the Robertson Trust in memory of John Macphail. [5] The scholarship began for season 2005-06 and is awarded annually. [6]

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The John Macphail Scholarship is an annual rugby union scholarship award in Scotland. It was first given to talented young players; and was later the scholarship also extended to coaches seeking development. The scholarship is named after the former Scotland international rugby union player John Macphail, who died in 2004. The scholarship is a 5 month immersive rugby union programme abroad. Previously award winners have gone to New Zealand, recent award winners now go to South Africa for the programme.

References

  1. ↑ "John Alexander Rose MacPhail". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John MacPhail - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  4. 1 2 3 "John A. R. MacPhail (1923-2004) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
  5. 1 2 "John A. R. Macphail from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info.
  6. ↑ Barnes, David (8 January 2019). "Latest recipients of the John Macphail Rugby Scholarship announced". The Offside Line.


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