Keith Geddes (rugby union)
| Born | Keith Irvine Geddes 25 October 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 30 March 1991 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Loretto School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keith Irvine Geddes (25 October 1918 – 30 March 1991)[1] was a Scottish rugby union player.[2]
Career
Geddes was educated at Loretto School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[3]
Geddes played for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. in The Varsity Match in 1938 and served with No. 604 Squadron RAF in World War 2, winning the Distinguished Flying Cross.[4]
He was capped four times for Scotland in 1947[2] and captained Scotland in his first two matches, against France and Wales.[5] He also played for London Scottish FC.[2]
He was the son of Irvine Geddes, who was also capped for Scotland[2] and who also captained Scotland, in the Calcutta Cup match of 1908.[6]
References
- ^ "Keith Geddes". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d Bath, p. 139.
- ^ "F/O K I Geddes". Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Stephen Jones, ed. (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. p. 415. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
- ^ Griffiths, p2:29
- ^ Griffiths, p2:15