George Douglas (rugby)

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George Douglas (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer.

George Douglas

Personal information
Full name	George Douglas
Born	Scotland
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Jedforest RFC Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921 Scotland 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921–25 Batley 0 0 0 0 0
As of 17 April 2021

Rugby union

He was capped once for Scotland in 1921. He also played for Jedforest RFC.

Rugby league

Douglas transferred to Batley during the 1921–22 season.

Championship final appearances

George Douglas played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Batley's 13–7 victory over Wigan in the 1923–24 Championship Final during the 1923–24 season, at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 May 1924, in front of a crowd of 13,729.

County Cup Final appearances

George Douglas played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Batley's 0–5 defeat by York in the 1922–23 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 2 December 1922, in front of a crowd of 33,719, and played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in the 8–9 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1924–25 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, in front of a crowd of 25,546.

References

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)