George Horsburgh

George Horsburgh (27 October 1910 – 10 March 1986) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Lock.[1]

George Horsburgh

Birth name	George Brown Horsburgh
Date of birth	27 October 1910
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland
Date of death	22 April 1988 (aged 73)
Place of death	London, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Stirling HSFP London Scottish () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1938 1938 Scotland Probables Scotland Possibles () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1937-39 Scotland 9 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He first played for Stirling HSFP before moving to London.[2]

He played for London Scottish.[3]

Provincial career

He was supposed to play for the Scotland Probables in the first trial match of season 1937-38. The match due on 18 December 1937 was called off due to frost despite the contingency of straw being placed on The Greenyards pitch at Melrose. When the second trial match went ahead in January 1938 as planned Horsburgh started for the Probables side. However, in the second half of the match Horsbugh played for Scotland Possibles.

International career

Horsburgh was capped by Scotland 9 times, all in the period between 1937 and 1939.[4]

Administrative career

After his playing career ended, he joined the board committee of London Scottish.[2]

Military career

Horsburgh joined the Army.

References

1. "William Murray Inglis". ESPN scrum.
2. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Horsburgh - Test matches". ESPN scrum.