| Birth name | Leonard West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 May 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Allerton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 January 1945 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hoddesdon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonard West (31 May 1879 – 26 January 1945) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh University.[2]
He played for London Scottish.[2]
He played for West Hartlepool.[2]
Provincial career
He represented Edinburgh District in December 1902 against Glasgow District in the inter-city match.[4]
He played for Cities District in January 1903 against Provinces District.[5]
While with Carlisle, he turned out for Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1904.[3]
International career
Medical career
He obtained his medical degree from Edinburgh University in 1903.[7]
Family
He was the son of Thomas Edward West (1833 - 1901).[8] Thomas was a barrister at law.
His mother was Mary Cordelia Parrinton (1844 - 1908).
References
- ↑ "Leonard West". ESPN scrum.
- 1 2 3 4 Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- 1 2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19041224/060/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Full Player List". Edinburgh Rugby.
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19030126/067/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Leonard West - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19030627/052/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19450129/138/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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