Hugh MacKintosh
| Full name | Hugh Stewart Mackintosh | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 January 1903 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Helmsdale, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 August 1989 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Killearn, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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Hugh Stewart Mackintosh (19 January 1903 — 28 August 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Helmsdale, Mackintosh made his Scotland debut in 1929 and gained 16 total caps. He was a heavily built hooker who was a strong scrummager and played his club rugby for Glasgow University RFC, while representing West of Scotland in inter–district matches. Before his final international in 1932, Mackintosh his retirement from rugby.[2]
Mackintosh held a doctorate of education from Aberdeen University and served as Director of Education in Glasgow, for which he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1956 New Year Honours.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aberdeen Director Selected". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 7 September 1943.
- ^ "H. S. MacKintosh's Last International Match". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 19 March 1932.
- ^ "Commanders (C.B.E.)". The Scotsman. 3 January 1956.
External links
[edit]- Hugh MacKintosh at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1989 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Highland (council area)
- People from Helmsdale
- West of Scotland District (rugby union) players
- Glasgow University RFC players
- Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire