Jock Lawrie

John Ruthven Lawrie known as Jock Lawrie (11 September 1900 – 7 July 1981)[1] was a rugby union flanker who played 11 times for Scotland between 1922 and 1924. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Melrose.

Jock Lawrie

Birth name	John Ruthven Lawrie
Date of birth	11 September 1900
Place of birth	Melrose, Scottish Borders
Date of death	7 July 1981
Place of death	Folkestone, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1923–26 Melrose Leicester Tigers 92 (39) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1922–24 Scotland 11 (0)

Lawrie made his international debut for Scotland on 2 January 1922 against France at Colombes.[2] In 1923 Lawrie transferred to Leicester making his debut on 1 September 1923 against Bath. On 2 February 1924 Lawrie played for Scotland against Wales and became the first non-English Leicester player selected for international duty.[3]

Sources

Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)

References

1. "Jock Lawrie". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. "France (3) 3 - 3 (3) Scotland (FT)". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
3. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.