Borth Todd
| Birth name | Hugh Borthwick Todd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Innerleithen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 June 1945 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Borth Todd (28 October 1888 – 31 December 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Fly half.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
He played for Gala, usually playing at Fly half and sometimes Inside Centre. He was to become club captain.[1]
Provincial career[]
Todd played for the South of Scotland in 1910.[2]
He also played for a Borders XV against Glasgow Academicals in December 1913; missing out on selection for the South versus North match the same day.[3]
International career[]
He was capped just the once for Scotland in 1911. Although he normally played at Fly half or Inside Centre for Gala, he was capped playing Full Back.[4]
Administrative career[]
In 1937 he was made President of Gala. A year later the club made him a life member.[1]
Cricket career[]
He was noted as a hard hitting batsman.[1] He played cricket for Gala cricket club.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19101212/102/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002686/19131219/006/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Borth Todd - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19150722/017/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
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- 1888 births
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- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
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- South of Scotland District (rugby union) players
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