John Forrest (rugby union)
Encyclopedia
John Gordon Scott Forrest (April 28, 1917-September 14, 1942 ) was a Scottish international rugby union
player, who was killed in World War II.
He was educated at Strathallan
and was capped three times for in 1938, scoring two tries. He also played for Cambridge University RFC.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who was killed in World War II.
He was educated at Strathallan
Strathallan School
Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 9–18. The school has a campus at Forgandenny, a few miles south of Perth. It typically takes 50 minutes to travel to the school from Edinburgh and 1:15 hours from Glasgow.The school has 99 full time...
and was capped three times for in 1938, scoring two tries. He also played for Cambridge University RFC.
Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1905326246)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0 904919 84 6)
External links
- Player profile on scrum.com