John Hart (rugby union, born 1928)
| Birth name | John Garrow Maclachlan Hart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 April 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Balfron, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 June 2007 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Hart (7 April 1928 – 10 June 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Hart played as a Wing.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Hart played for London Scottish.[2]
Hart had previously played for Edinburgh University and Watsonians.[3]
Provincial career
[edit]He played for East Midlands.[4]
International career
[edit]He was capped for Scotland once, in 1951.[5]
Administrator
[edit]Hart joined the International Rugby Board as an administrator. He served as Secretary from 1971 to 1986.[3]
Outside of rugby
[edit]Hurdling
[edit]Hart represented Scotland in the 1950 British Empire Games at Auckland in the 440 yard hurdles.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Garrow Maclachlan Hart".
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ a b c "Tributes paid to former Scotland cap Hart".
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001898/19530116/172/0006
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Hart - Test matches".
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