Neil McPherson (rugby union)
Full name | Neil Clarke McPherson[1] | ||
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Date of birth | 26 September 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Newport, Wales | ||
School | Durham Road School, Newport | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Prop, Flanker | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Newport RFC | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1920-1923 1924 |
Scotland British Isles |
7 4 |
(0) (0) |
Neil McPherson OBE, (26 September 1892 – 12 November 1957) was a Welsh rugby union player who represented Scotland and the British Lions. McPherson played club rugby for Newport and captained the team in the 1921/22 season.
McPherson gained his first cap for Scotland in 1920 against Wales at Inverleith alongside fellow team-mate Dr E Fahmy, who also played his club rugby in Wales. Scotland won 9-5, and prevented Wales from winning the Grand Slam. After accepting a gold watch as part of Newport's invincible 1922/23 season, the Scottish Rugby Union suspended McPherson for what they saw as an act of professionalism; but he was later re-instated. McPherson's last game for Scotland was against Ireland, but was chosen to join the British Lions 1924 tour of South Africa, when he played in all four tests against the Springboks.
International matches played
Scotland
British Lions
- South Africa 1924, 1924, 1924, 1924
References
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1892 births
- 1957 deaths
- Rugby union players from Cardiff
- Welsh people of Scottish descent
- Scottish rugby union players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Newport RFC players
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Scotland international rugby union players