Hugh Fletcher (rugby union)
| Birth name | Hugh Nethersole Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 April 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 January 1962 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Norwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hugh Fletcher (27 April 1877 – 29 January 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[2]
He later played for Norwich RFC.[3]
Provincial career[edit]
He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1904 inter-city match at Hamilton Crescent.[4]
He played for Cities District against Provinces District in their match on 14 January 1905.[5]
International career[edit]
He was capped for Scotland 2 times in the period 1904 to 1905.[6]
Football career[edit]
He played for Norwich CEYMS F.C. and then captained Norwich City. He played at centre-half. He played in Norwich rugby club against Norwich Union Fire Office in an association football match in 1905.[3]
Cricket career[edit]
He played cricket for the British Medical Association.[7]
Medical career[edit]
He became a surgeon at Sussex County Hospital.[8]
Family[edit]
He was the second son of Benjamin Edgington Fletcher (1836-1911) of Marlingford Hall, Norfolk.[9]
He married Dorothy Alice Sanderson in 1912.[9]
Death[edit]
He died on 29 January 1962.
References[edit]
- ^ "Hugh Nethersole Fletcher". ESPN scrum.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001724/19050419/059/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Hugh Fletcher - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001925/19130802/092/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000938/19091030/124/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19121004/230/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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