Frank Glasgow
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Birth name | Francis Turnbull Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 August 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 February 1939 | (aged 58)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Bank manager[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francis Turnbull "Frank" Glasgow (17 August 1880 – 20 February 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Glasgow represented Wellington, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1905 to 1908 and played in the famous "Match of the Century" against Wales. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals.[2] His work as a Bank Officer included being Manager at Ohura.
Frank's grandfather was Rev Adam D.Glasgow, from Co Antrim. He served as an Irish Presbyterian missionary to India from 1842 until 1855 (retired through ill health) and then in Dunedin New Zealand from November 1861 to March 1863.
References
- ^ Electoral district of Wellington Suburbs: general roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1938. p. 89.
- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Frank Glasgow". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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