David Douglas Mackenzie (28 December 1921 – 4 August 2005) was a

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

international

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player.

Rugby union career

Mackenzie played for

Edinburgh University The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI in 1582 and offi ...

. He was capped by Edinburgh District to play against Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1947, scoring a try in the match. He represented the

Scotland Probables Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

side in 1947.

International career

He was

capped In sport, a cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of rugby football and association football. In the e ...

six times between 1947 and 1948 on the

wing A wing is a type of fin that produces both Lift (force), lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform (aeronautics), planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-d ...

References

External links

player profile
on scrum.com 1921 births 2005 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union players from Wallsend Scotland Probables players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Edinburgh University RFC players Rugby union wings {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-1920s-stub