George Douglas (rugby)

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George Douglas

Personal information
Full name	George Douglas
Born	Scotland
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Jedforest RFC Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921 Scotland 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921–25 Batley 0 0 0 0 0
As of 17 April 2021

George Douglas (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer.[1]

Rugby union

He was capped once for Scotland in 1921.[1] He also played for Jedforest RFC.[1]

Rugby league

Douglas transferred to Batley during the 1921–22 season.[1]

Championship final appearances

George Douglas played at second-row in Batley's 13–7 victory over Wigan in the 1923–24 Championship Final during the 1923–24 season, at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 May 1924, in front of a crowd of 13,729.

County Cup Final appearances

George Douglas played at second-row in Batley's 0–5 defeat by York in the 1922–23 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 2 December 1922, in front of a crowd of 33,719, and played at second-row in the 8–9 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, in front of a crowd of 25,546.

References

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)

1. Bath, p. 87