William Penman (rugby union)
Scotland international rugby union player
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William Penman (12 May 1917 – 3 October 1943) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was killed in World War II when he, serving as a captain of a Lancaster bomber, was shot down over Kassel.[1][2]
| Born | William Mitchell Penman 12 May 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 3 October 1943 (aged 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He was educated at the Royal High School of Edinburgh and then played for Royal HSFP.[3]
He played for United Services.[3]
He joined the RAF in 1935. He played and captained the Royal Air Force Rugby Union team.[1][4]
Provincial career
He played for the Scottish selector F. J. C. Moffat's XV against Watsonians in 1938. This was an annual match against Watsonians and looked on as an unofficial trial match.[5]
He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 23 December 1939.[6]
International career
He was capped once for Scotland in 1939, in a match against Ireland.[1][2] At the time, he was the first Royal HSFP player to be capped for 4 seasons, and the first Royal HSFP player to be capped at Full Back.[7]
He played 3 times for the Barbarians, all in 1939.[8]
