Malcolm Cross

Malcolm Cross
BornMalcolm Cross
(1856-06-15)15 June 1856
Glasgow, Scotland
Died20 December 1919(1919-12-20) (aged 63)
Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position Three Quarters
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow Academicals
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District
Blues Trial
1879 West of Scotland District
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1875-80 Scotland 9
12th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1884–1885
Preceded byGussie Graham
Succeeded byNat Brewis

Malcolm Cross was a Scotland international rugby union player.

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 Blues Trial side of 1878.

He played for West of Scotland District in March 1879.

International career

He was capped nine times for Scotland 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p136
  2. ↑ "Malcolm Cross".
  3. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Malcolm Cross – Test matches".
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