John Kennedy Todd

John Kennedy Todd
Birth name John Kennedy Todd
Date of birth (1852-09-11)11 September 1852
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death (1925-06-02)2 June 1925
Place of death South Beach, Connecticut, United States
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Provincial / State sides
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National team(s)
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1874-75 Scotland 2 (0)

John Kennedy Todd sometimes as John Kennedy Tod (11 September 1852 - 02 June 1925) was a Scottish rugby union international who represented Scotland in the 1873–74 Home Nations rugby union matches and 1874–75 Home Nations rugby union matches.[1]

He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.[2]

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.[3]

He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 5 December 1874 match.[4]

He played in both Home Nations matches in the 1874-75 seasons against England; home and away. His debut was the away match on 23 February 1874 at The Oval.[5] His only subsequent cap for Scotland was in the home match on 8 March 1875.[6]

References

  1. "John Tod - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
  2. Nigel Trueman. "Rugby Football History".
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  6. "ESPN". ESPN.com.


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