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14 Facts About Bill Maclagan

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William Edward Maclagan was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for London Scottish FC Maclagan was one of the longest-serving international rugby players during the early development of the sport, and was awarded 25 caps for Scotland.

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Bill Maclagan played international rugby for thirteen seasons, a Scottish record for sixty years, and led the first official British Isles team on its 1891 tour of South Africa.

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3.

Bill Maclagan was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, and on leaving joined the Edinburgh Academical rugby club.

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4.

Bill Maclagan was capped by Edinburgh District in the inter-city match of 1877.

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Bill Maclagan played for the East of Scotland District against the West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878 and 1 March 1879.

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The next season Bill Maclagan was again selected at fullback, and after a win against Ireland, in only the second encounter between the two countries; Bill Maclagan again faced England in the very first challenge for the Calcutta Cup.

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Bill Maclagan tackled bravely throughout the match, upsetting numerous English attacks.

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8.

The Welsh team were beaten by three goals to nil, with Bill Maclagan converting all three tries to earn himself his first international scores.

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Bill Maclagan was on the score sheet again the next match when he converted one of the tries in a victory over Ireland, but was part of a losing Scottish team when they were beaten by England in the Triple Crown and Championship decider.

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10.

Bill Maclagan was given the captaincy of Scotland for the 1884 Home Nations Championship, which saw identical results to the previous season; a win over Wales and Ireland, but a loss to eventual tournament winners England.

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11.

Bill Maclagan retained the captaincy the next season, which saw Scotland draw against Wales and beat Ireland.

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12.

Bill Maclagan played in both games of the 1888 Championship, but missed the 1889 tournament, before returning for his final run of games for his country in 1890.

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13.

Bill Maclagan played in 19 of the 20 matches, including all three tests.

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14.

Bill Maclagan became the 22nd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

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