William Morrison (rugby union)

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William Morrison
Birth nameWilliam Henry Morrison
Date of birth(1875-12-26)26 December 1875
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death9 February 1944(1944-02-09) (aged 68)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh District ()
- Anglo-Scots ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1900-05 Scotland 1 (0)

William Morrison was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Centre. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals. [2]

Provincial career

Morrison played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898. [2] He also played for Edinburgh District that same season. [3]

International career

He was capped once for Scotland in 1900. [4]

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References

  1. "William Henry Morrison". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Matches under Rugby Rules". The Glasgow Herald. 5 December 1898. Retrieved 1 October 2023 via Google Newspapers.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Morrison - Test matches". ESPN scrum.