Leslie Malcolmson
| Full name | George Leslie Morris Malcolmson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 May 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lurgan, Co. Armagh, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 April 1993 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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George Leslie Morris Malcolmson (2 May 1910 — 29 April 1993) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Lurgan, Malcolmson played for Belfast club North of Ireland and also spent time in England, where he competed with Northampton. He underwent RAF training at No. 3 Flying Training School in Grantham, Lincolnshire[1]
Malcolmson was a versatile back, who played as a centre on his Ireland debut against the All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in 1935, but gained his other six caps at fullback.[2] The Irish Rugby Annual named Malcolmson as one of the four "Irish stars" of the 1935-36 season, described him as demonstrating a "keen sense of position, safe pair of hands and a lengthy and accurate kick with either foot".[3] He played all of Ireland's 1936 and 1937 Home Nations matches.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Playing For Ireland". Grantham Journal. 6 February 1937.
- ^ "A Rugby Letter". The Tatler. 10 February 1937.
- ^ "The Irish Rugby Annual". Belfast News-Letter. 30 December 1936.
- ^ "Malcolmson Lucky To Get Another Cap". Northern Whig. 2 February 1937.
External links
[edit]- Leslie Malcolmson at ESPNscrum