Malcolm Cross

Malcolm Cross was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1][2]

Malcolm Cross

Birth name	Malcolm Cross
Date of birth	(1856-06-15)15 June 1856
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	20 December 1919(1919-12-20) (aged 63)
Place of death	Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three Quarters Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () Blues Trial () 1879 West of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1875-80 Scotland 9
12th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1884–1885
Preceded by	Gussie Graham
Succeeded by	Nat Brewis

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Merchistonians.^[1]

Provincial career

Cross was capped by Glasgow District to play against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match.

He was selected and played in the Blues Trial side of 1878.^[3]

He played for West of Scotland District in March 1879.

International career

He was capped nine times for Scotland between 1875 and 1880.^[1][4]

Family

He was the brother of William Cross who was also capped for Scotland, and who scored the first ever conversion in international rugby.^[1]

References

1. Bath, p136
2. "Malcolm Cross".
3. "Register". Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Malcolm Cross – Test matches".

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)