John Crabbie
John Crabbie also known as 'Jack'[1] was a Scottish rugby union player.[2]
| Birth name | John Edward Crabbie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 April 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 August 1937 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Port of Menteith, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[2] While at studying at Oxford he played for Oxford University.[3]
Provincial career
Crabbie played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898.
Military career
Crabbie served in the First World War for 3rd (Perthshire) Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). He started as a Second Lieutanent but was promoted to Lieutenant (while Temporary Captain) on 12 August 1915.[4]
Outside of rugby
Crabbie became an Advocate. He also became a Freemason in Lodge Blairhoyle. He became the Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire West, a post which he held for twenty years.[4]
Family
He was the brother of George Crabbie who was also capped for Scotland.[2]
References
- "John Edward Crabbie". ESPN scrum.
- Bath, p137
- "Clifton RFC History - George Fuller Eberle". www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk.
- "John Crabbie : Rugby Player | Military History Forum". www.militarian.com.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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