Bill Maclagan

Bill Maclagan
Maclagan in Scotland jersey
Birth nameWilliam Edward Maclagan
Date of birth(1858-04-05)5 April 1858
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death10 October 1926(1926-10-10) (aged 68)
SchoolEdinburgh Academy
Occupation(s)stockbroker
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarters
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1876–80 Edinburgh Academicals ()
1880–91 London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1877- Edinburgh District ()
1878- East of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1878–90 Scotland 25 (2)
1891 British and Irish Lions 3 (1)
22nd President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1894–1896
Preceded byLeslie Balfour-Melville
Succeeded byGraham Findlay

William Edward Maclagan (5 April 1858 – 10 October 1926)[1] was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for London Scottish F.C. Maclagan was one of the longest-serving international rugby players during the early development of the sport, and was awarded 25 caps for Scotland.

He played international rugby for thirteen seasons, a Scottish record for sixty years,[2] and led the first official British Isles team on its 1891 tour of South Africa. Maclagan's contributions to the early development of rugby were recognised in 2009 with his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ Maclagan player profile Archived 28 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Scrum.com
  2. ^ Griffiths (1987), pg 2:7.
  3. ^ Morgan, Brad (29 October 2009). "Three Springboks in IRB Hall of Fame" (Press release). southafrica.info. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.