| 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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Russell Donald (9 September 1898 – 31 December 1932) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
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
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
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
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
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
- ^ 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]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russell Donald (9 September 1898 – 31 December 1932) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
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
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
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
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
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
- ^ 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]