Russell Donald

Russell Donald (9 September 1898 – 31 December 1932) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Russell Donald
Birth nameRussell Lindsay Hunter Donald
Date of birth9 September 1898
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death31 December 1932(1932-12-31) (aged 34)
Place of deathClarkston, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District
Cities District
Scotland Possibles		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921 Scotland 3 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Donald played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]

He received a knee injury in 1919, but an operation in 1920 was successful, and he was selected by Scotland in 1921.[3]

Provincial career

Donald played for Glasgow District.[2]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 11 December 1920.[4]

He played for Scotland Possibles against Scotland Probables on 8 January 1921.[5]

International career

Donald received 3 caps for Scotland, all in 1921.[1]

It seemed that he would go on and collect many more caps, but another knee injury stopped his playing career. Afterwards he went into coaching and became a selector for the national team.[3]

Business career

He worked in Canada for a while, with the firm Pilkington Brothers, the Glass manufacturers. While there he coached rugby, before returning to Scotland, still with the Pilkington Bros. company.[3]

Death

He died in 1932, a victim of an influenza outbreak.[3] He is buried in Eastwood New Cemetery in Glasgow.

His estate was valued at over £1830 pounds.[6]

References
  1. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Russell Donald - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. Chocolate and Gold. 100 years of rugby. 1884–1984. Glasgow High Kelvinside. 1984
  4. "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Register". www.ancestry.co.uk.
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