Jock Lawrie
Scotland international rugby union player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Ruthven Lawrie (11 September 1900 – 7 July 1981)[1] was a rugby union flanker who played 11 times for Scotland between 1922 and 1924. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Melrose.
11 September 1900
Jock Lawrie in 1925 magazine portrait | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | John Ruthven Lawrie 11 September 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died | 7 July 1981 (aged 80) Folkestone, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lawrie made his international debut for Scotland on 2 January 1922 against France at Colombes.[2] In 1923 Lawrie transferred to Leicester making his debut on 1 September 1923 against Bath. On 2 February 1924 Lawrie played for Scotland against Wales and became the first non-English Leicester player selected for international duty.[3]
Sources
Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)
