Borth Todd

Borth Todd
BornHugh Borthwick Todd
(1888-10-28)28 October 1888
Innerleithen, Scotland
Died2 June 1945(1945-06-02) (aged 56)
Galashiels, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position Fly half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Gala
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910 South of Scotland
1912 Combined Scottish Districts
1913 Borders XV
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1911 Scotland 1 (0)

Borth Todd (28 October 1888 – 31 December 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Fly half.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Todd played for Gala, usually playing at Fly half and sometimes Inside Centre. He was to become club captain.

Provincial career

Todd played for the South of Scotland in 1910.

The first outing of the Combined Scottish Districts was originally deemed a 'Glasgow and Districts' line-up, despite players from all around Scotland actually outnumbering those from Glasgow District. Todd played for the combined district side on 27 November 1912 against South Africa.

Todd also played for a Borders XV against Glasgow Academicals in December 1913; missing out on selection for the South versus North match the same day.

International career

Todd was capped just the once for Scotland in 1911. Although he normally played at Fly half or Inside Centre for Gala, he was capped playing Full Back.

Administrative career

In 1937 Todd was made President of Gala. A year later the club made him a life member.

Cricket career

Todd was noted as a hard hitting batsman. He played cricket for Gala cricket club.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  2. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19101212/102/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002686/19131219/006/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Borth Todd - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  6. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19150722/017/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)