Arthur Laing (rugby union)
| Birth name | Arthur Douglas Laing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 April 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 November 1927 (aged 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Laing (25 April 1892 – 24 November 1927) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He went to the Royal High School of Edinburgh. He played rugby union and cricket for the school.
He played for Royal HSFP, and captained the side for a time; he played for the side before and after the Great War.
He played for the Army Rugby Union and competed in the Inter-Services tournament of 1919.[2][3]
Provincial career[edit]
He played for Provinces District in their match against Anglo-Scots on 25 December 1913.[4]
He played for Blues Trial against Whites Trial in their December 1913 match.[5]
He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1920 inter-city match.[6]
He played for Cities District on 11 December 1920.
He played for Scotland Probables on 10 January 1920 and on 8 January 1921 against Scotland Possibles.[7][8]
International career[edit]
He played for Scotland 7 times in the period 1914 - 1921.[9]
Military career[edit]
He joined the 4th Royal Scots Guards (Lothian Regiment), firstly as a private, but was then commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 1915; and was acting captain for a time.[citation needed]
He moved to the South Staffordshire Regiment. He saw service in France; and was wounded in battle at Lens. He was mentioned in despatches.[citation needed]
Business career[edit]
Arthur became a brewer, along with his brother Herbert.
Family[edit]
His father Hector Laing (1862-1927) was a fish merchant. His mother was Agnes Yule.[citation needed]
They had 3 sons: Hector Stanley Laing (1890-1955), Herbert Laing, and Arthur.[citation needed]
Arthur Laing married Mary Cameron Stark (1891-1970) on 28 May 1918 at the Court House in Edinburgh.[citation needed]
Death[edit]
After his playing career ended he became a fan of the Royal HSFP side. A week before he died he watched his side play Kelvinside Academicals. The Scotsman newspaper of 26 November 1927 concluding: "It was there he probably got the chill that developed early in the week into pneumonia."[10]
He died in a nursing home in Edinburgh.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Arthur Douglas Laing". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Podger Laing - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.