George Douglas (rugby)

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George Douglas

Personal information
Full name	George Douglas
Born	Scotland
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Jedforest RFC Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921 Scotland 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921–25 Batley 0 0 0 0 0
As of 17 April 2021

George Douglas (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer.

Rugby union

He was capped once for Scotland in 1921. He also played for Jedforest RFC.

Rugby league

Douglas transferred to Batley during the 1921–22 season.

Championship final appearances

George Douglas played at second-row in Batley's 13–7 victory over Wigan in the 1923–24 Championship Final during the 1923–24 season, at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 May 1924, in front of a crowd of 13,729.

County Cup Final appearances

George Douglas played at second-row in Batley's 0–5 defeat by York in the 1922–23 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 2 December 1922, in front of a crowd of 33,719, and played at second-row in the 8–9 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, in front of a crowd of 25,546.

References

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)