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Hugh Fletcher (rugby union)

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Hugh Fletcher
Birth nameHugh Nethersole Fletcher
Date of birth(1877-04-27)27 April 1877
Place of birthNorwich, England
Date of death29 January 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 84)
Place of deathNorwich, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh University ()
Norwich RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1904 Edinburgh District ()
1905 Cities District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1904-05 Scotland 2 (0)

Hugh Fletcher (27 April 1877 – 29 January 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[2]

He later played for Norwich RFC.[3]

Provincial career

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He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1904 inter-city match at Hamilton Crescent.[4]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District in their match on 14 January 1905.[5]

International career

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He was capped for Scotland 2 times in the period 1904 to 1905.[6]

Football career

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He played for Norwich CEYMS F.C. and then captained Norwich City. He played at centre-half. He played in Norwich rugby club against Norwich Union Fire Office in an association football match in 1905.[3]

Cricket career

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He played cricket for the British Medical Association.[7]

Medical career

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He became a surgeon at Sussex County Hospital.[8]

Family

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He was the second son of Benjamin Edgington Fletcher (1836-1911) of Marlingford Hall, Norfolk.[9]

He married Dorothy Alice Sanderson in 1912.[9]

Death

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He died on 29 January 1962.

References

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  1. ^ "Hugh Nethersole Fletcher". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001724/19050419/059/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Hugh Fletcher - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001925/19130802/092/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000938/19091030/124/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19121004/230/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)