Thomas Hendry

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Thomas Hendry
Birth nameThomas Laurie Hendry
Date of birth(1866-12-25)25 December 1866
Place of birth Blythswood, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of deathMarch 1939 (aged 7273)
Place of death Lewes, Sussex, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Clydesdale ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1893-95 Scotland 4 (0)

Thomas Hendry (25 December 1866 - March 1939) was a Scottish rugby union international who represented Scotland in the 1893 Home Nations Championship and in the 1895 Home Nations Championship [1]

The son of Patrick Hendry and Elizabeth Haining Laurie, he grew up in the Cathcart area of Glasgow. He became a Cotton Yarn merchant.

He played as a forward for Clydesdale RFC and also represented Glasgow District. He played in December 1893 inter-city match against Edinburgh District which Glasgow won 14-0. He was also picked for a combined Glasgow & Edinburgh side to play the Rest of Scotland in an international trial match that year. [2]

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References

  1. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Thomas Hendry - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".