Ludovic Stuart

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Ludovic Stuart
Birth nameLudovic Mair Stuart
Date of birth(1902-10-22)22 October 1902
Place of birthScotland
Date of death3 March 1957(1957-03-03) (aged 54)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
University University of Edinburgh
Notable relative(s) Charles Stuart (brother)
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1921
1922		 Glasgow District
Scotland Probables 		()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1923–30
1923		 Scotland
Scotland & Ireland
Barbarians 		8

6		 3

Ludovic Stuart (22 October 1902 - 3 March 1957) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Stuart joined Glasgow HSFP in 1920. Due to his footballing prowess, he became known as a great exponent of dribbling with the oval rugby ball, which at the time was legal, fashionable, and an exponent in which the Scottish sides excelled. [3]

He captained the side for a time. [4]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the 1921 inter-city match. [5]

He played for Scotland Probables in the first trial match of the 1922-23 season. [6]

International career

He was capped eight times for Scotland between 1923 and 1930. [1] [7] The cry of 'Feet, Scotland, Feet!' became commonplace at Murrayfield Stadium due to the Scots dribbling skills with the rugby ball in this period, exemplified by Stuart. [8]

He represented Scotland and Ireland in their centenary match against England and Wales in 1923. [9]

He also played for the Barbarians. [4] [9]

Football career

Like his brother Charles who was approached by Rangers, Ludovic was an accomplished footballer. He played for his school team Bellahouston Academy and was on trial at Queen's Park. However he quit football to concentrate on rugby union. [3]

Law career

He quit rugby union for some years to set up a law career, resulting in only 8 caps for Scotland. In addition, as team-mate Bill Johnston recalled, Stuart was also very outspoken and had a turbulent relationship with the Scottish Rugby Union which did not further his selection. [3]

Stolen car

Stuart hit the headlines in 1933 when his car was stolen by two youths from his home in 72 Hillhead Street in Glasgow. His car, a Morris Oxford, was notable for having a white steering wheel. Unfortunately as the youths made off with the car they injured two policemen attempting to stop the car, thus making the case much more notable. The youths were in fact charged with attempted murder, as the policemen jumped on the car's footrest; and the youths attempting to wrest them from the car rammed into the side of a passing tram. Stuart was a witness in the court. [10]

Family

His father was Charles Douglas Stuart senior, a former Royal HSFP player and rugby union journalist. [3]

Ludovic was the brother of Charles Stuart who was also capped for Scotland in the pre-World War I period. [1]

Death

Stuart died in 1957, after being in poor health. [3] He was survived by his wife, a son and 2 daughters. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bath, p137
  2. ↑ "Ludovic Mair Stuart". ESPN scrum.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Chocolate and Gold. 100 years of rugby. 1884–1984. Glasgow High Kelvinside. 1984
  4. 1 2 3 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19570304/282/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ludo Stuart - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  8. ↑ "Feet, Scotland, feet! : the book of Scottish rugby". Edinburgh : Mainstream Pub. 19 January 1991 – via Internet Archive.
  9. 1 2 "Rugby Memorabilia Society". www.rugby-memorabilia.co.uk.
  10. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19330509/117/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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