Douglas Monypenny

Athlete

1878 – 1900

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Who was Douglas Monypenny?

Douglas Blackwell Monypenny was a Scottish international rugby player, who was killed in the Second Boer War, and is the only Scottish rugby internationalist known to have died in either conflict. He was twenty one at the time.

He was capped three times for Scotland in the 1899 Home Nations Championship, scoring a try in the game against Wales. He also played for London Scottish FC.

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Born
May 28, 1878
Fife
Lived in
  • Fife
Died
Feb 22, 1900

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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