Eric MacKay (5 August 1899 – 23 July 1966) was a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Academicals. He was a Wing.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

MacKay played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]

Provincial career

MacKay was capped by Glasgow District.[3] He was part of the team that won the 1921-22 Inter-City against Edinburgh District.[4]

MacKay played in an era where both Glasgow District and Edinburgh District were noted for having clever players in their back lines; and Glasgow backs were noted as 'a high a standard as Glasgow has attained at almost any stage in the [Inter-City] series'.[5]

International career

MacKay was capped 2 times for Scotland.[6] His debut came in the Scotland v Wales match of 7 February 1920 at Inverleith.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Eric Bryce MacKay". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "The Story of Scottish Rugby". www.electricscotland.com.
  6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Eric MacKay - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. ^ "Scotland v Wales". ESPN scrum.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_MacKay
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