Tom Dorward
Thomas Fairgrieve Dorward (27 March 1916, Galashiels - 5 March 1941, Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire) also known as Tom or Tommy Dorward was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2] He died as the result of wounds received during World War II.[3]
Birth name | Thomas Fairgrieve Dorward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 March 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 March 1941 24) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Castle Bytham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Arthur Dorward, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Provincial career
He played for South of Scotland District in their match against the combined North of Scotland District on 20 November 1937.[4]
He was scheduled to play for the Scotland Probables side in the December 1937 trial match but the match was called off due to frost. Instead, Dorward was later in the January 1938 trial, this time as a substitute for the Scotland Possibles side. He came on in the second half.[5]
Family
His brother Arthur Dorward was also capped for Scotland.[1]
References
- Bath, p138
- Scum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
- Bath, p109
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19371122/361/0004
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19380117/066/0004
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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