George Douglas (rugby)
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| Full name | George Douglas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Douglas (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer.[1]
Rugby union[]
He was capped once for Scotland in 1921.[1] He also played for Jedforest RFC.[1]
Rugby league[]
Douglas transferred to Batley during the 1921-22 season.[1]
Championship Final appearances[]
George Douglas played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Batley's 13-7 victory over Wigan in the 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)
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The first 13 players are listed by the position played in the Championship Final, and remainder are then listed alphabetically by surname, not by position This is the same squad that also won the Yorkshire County League during the 1923–24 season |
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