Leonard West (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Leonard West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 May 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Allerton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 January 1945 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hoddesdon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonard West (31 May 1879 – 26 January 1945) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He played for Edinburgh University.[2]
He played for London Scottish.[2]
He played for West Hartlepool.[2]
Provincial career[edit]
He represented Edinburgh District in December 1902 against Glasgow District in the inter-city match.[4]
He played for Cities District in January 1903 against Provinces District.[5]
While with Carlisle, he turned out for Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1904.[3]
International career[edit]
He received 9 caps for Scotland.[6]
Medical career[edit]
He obtained his medical degree from Edinburgh University in 1903.[7]
Family[edit]
He was the son of Thomas Edward West (1833–1901).[8] Thomas was a barrister at law.[citation needed]
His mother was Mary Cordelia Parrinton (1844–1908).[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Leonard West". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b c d Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19041224/060/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Full Player List". Edinburgh Rugby.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19030126/067/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Leonard West - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Edinburgh University Medical Passes". Edinburgh Evening News. 27 June 1903. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Deaths". The Scotsman. 29 January 1945. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.