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. He was on the

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of appendicitis.

References

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) * Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, ) * Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) 1882 births 1914 deaths 20th-century Scottish businesspeople British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Deaths from appendicitis Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players People educated at Edinburgh Academy Rugby union players from Edinburgh Scotland international rugby union players Scottish accountants Scottish rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub