George McConnell (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 1 August 1889 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 March 1948 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Carnoustie, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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George McConnell (1 August 1889 — 24 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Fanad, County Donegal, McConnell played rugby with Edinburgh University while studying medicine. He was capped four times as a forward for Ireland across the 1912 and 1913 Five Nations Championships.[1]
McConnell served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Salonika during World War I.[2]
A doctor, McConnell practised medicine in the Scottish town of Carnoustie, which he moved to in 1919.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carnoustie Mourns Death Of Dr George McConnell". Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser. 1 May 1948.
- ^ "Obituaries". University of Edinburgh Journal. 13–14: 275. 1948.
External links
[edit]- George McConnell at ESPNscrum