William Roughead (rugby union)
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Notable relative(s)William Roughead, father
Position
Hooker
| Born | William Roughead 19 September 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 22 April 1975 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | William Roughead, father | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Roughead (19 September 1905 – 22 April 1975) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Amateur career
Roughead played for Edinburgh Academicals.[2]
He also played for London Scottish.[2]
Provincial career
He played for Anglo-Scots against Provinces District on 21 December 1929.[3]
He captained the Anglo-Scots against Provinces in January 1931.[4]
International career
He played for Scotland 12 times in the period 1927 to 1932.[5]
He captained Scotland against Wales in February 1931, and it was noted that the game for the Scots was played 'under the shadow of a great loss' as former SRU President James Aikman Smith had just died.[6]
