K.G. MacLeod
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Kenneth "Ken" Grant MacLeod (February 2, 1888, New Kilpatrick
, Dumbartonshire- March 7, 1967, St James) was a Scottish international rugby union
player, as well as a golfer, soccer player and cricketer. He was capped ten times for between 1905-08.
MacLeod was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
in March 2010.
. He then went to Cambridge University and played for their rugby team, winning nine more international caps at the time. He retired at twenty one at the urging of his father, because his two elder brothers had been seriously injured playing rugby.
Allan Massie
writes that:
MacLeod's club was Cambridge University RFC.
He was the brother of Lewis MacLeod
who was also capped for Scotland.
, and association football for Manchester City F.C.
. He also later won the Amateur Golf Championship of Natal
.
New Kilpatrick
New Kilpatrick, is an ecclesiastical Parish and former Civil Parish in Dunbartonshire. It was formed in 1649 from the eastern half of the parish of Kilpatrick , the western half forming Old Kilpatrick...
, Dumbartonshire- March 7, 1967, St James) was a Scottish international rugby union
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, as well as a golfer, soccer player and cricketer. He was capped ten times for between 1905-08.
MacLeod was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame in Scotland, initiated on St Andrew's Day 2001. It is a joint project organised by sportscotland, the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and the National Museums of Scotland. It is also funded by BBC Scotland and...
in March 2010.
Career
He was only seventeen when first capped for against , and was at Fettes CollegeFettes College
Fettes College is an independent school for boarding and day pupils in Edinburgh, Scotland with over two thirds of its pupils in residence on campus...
. He then went to Cambridge University and played for their rugby team, winning nine more international caps at the time. He retired at twenty one at the urging of his father, because his two elder brothers had been seriously injured playing rugby.
Allan Massie
Allan Massie
Allan Massie is a well-known Scottish journalist, sports writer and novelist.-Early life:Born in 1938 in Singapore, where his father was a rubber planter for Sime Darby, Massie spent his childhood in Aberdeenshire...
writes that:
- "Perhaps the most remarkable player to appear in the Edwardian Era was K.G. MacLeod... He was both famed for his running and his drop-kicking, scoring a remarkable try in the victory over the 1906 SpringboksSouth Africa national rugby union teamThe South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
. It is perhaps a reflection of the way in which the forwards had become subordinate to the backs and reduced to the role of feeders that in the 1907 Calcutta CupCalcutta CupThe Calcutta Cup is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between England and Scotland. It is currently England's since the 2009 Six Nations Championship....
, MacLeod should have tried, and failed with, no less than six long-range drop-goals. How many international centres would have as many chances in a season, let alone a match? MacLeod retired before he had reached his full powers, but it is astonishing what he had achieved already."
MacLeod's club was Cambridge University RFC.
He was the brother of Lewis MacLeod
Lewis MacLeod (rugby union)
Lewis MacDonald MacLeod was a Scottish rugby union player.He was capped six times for between 1904-5. He also played for Cambridge University RFC...
who was also capped for Scotland.
Other sports
MacLeod also played cricket for LancashireLancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
, and association football for Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. He also later won the Amateur Golf Championship of Natal
Natal Province
Natal, meaning "Christmas" in Portuguese, was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994. Its capital was Pietermaritzburg. The Natal Province included the bantustan of KwaZulu...
.
See also
- List of Scottish cricket and rugby union players