Malcolm Cross was a

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Merchistonians.

Provincial career

Cross was capped by Glasgow District to play against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match. He was selected and played in the

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side of 1878. He played for West of Scotland District in March 1879.

International career

He was capped nine times for between 1875 and 1880.

Family

He was the brother of William Cross who was also capped for Scotland, and who scored the first ever conversion in international rugby.

References

;Sources * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) 1856 births 1919 deaths Rugby union players from Glasgow Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Glasgow Academicals rugby union players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Blues Trial players Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union West of Scotland District (rugby union) players Rugby union three-quarters {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-1850s-stub