Russell Donald (9 September 1898 – 31 December 1932) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Russell Lindsay Hunter Donald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 September 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 December 1932 (aged 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Clarkston, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
Donald played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]
He received a knee injury in 1919, but an operation in 1920 was successful, and he was selected by Scotland in 1921.[3]
Provincial career edit
Donald played for Glasgow District.[2]
He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 11 December 1920.[4]
He played for Scotland Possibles against Scotland Probables on 8 January 1921.[5]
International career edit
Donald received 3 caps for Scotland, all in 1921.[1]
It seemed that he would go on and collect many more caps, but another knee injury stopped his playing career. Afterwards he went into coaching and became a selector for the national team.[3]
Business career edit
He worked in Canada for a while, with the firm Pilkington Brothers, the Glass manufacturers. While there he coached rugby, before returning to Scotland, still with the Pilkington Bros. company.[3]
Death edit
He died in 1932, a victim of an influenza outbreak.[3] He is buried in Eastwood New Cemetery in Glasgow.
His estate was valued at over £1830.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Russell Donald - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ a b c d Chocolate and Gold. 100 years of rugby. 1884–1984. Glasgow High Kelvinside. 1984
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.[full citation needed]
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.[full citation needed]
- ^ "Register". www.ancestry.co.uk.[full citation needed]