George Gallie

George Holmes Gallie (17 September 1917 – 16 January 1944) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played at prop.[1]

George Gallie
Birth nameGeorge Holmes Gallie
Date of birth(1917-09-09)9 September 1917
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death16 January 1944(1944-01-16) (aged 26)
Place of deathMinturno, Italy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1939 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals RFC.[2][3]

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District.[3]

International career

He was capped once for Scotland in 1939.[2][4][5]

Death

Gallie was killed in World War II at Minturno.[2][4]

Family

He was the son of Capt Robert Arthur Gallie, M C, (1893-1948), who represented Scotland at hooker in 1920.

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See also

References
  1. "George Holmes Gallie". ESPN scrum.
  2. Bath, p109
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
  5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Gallie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)


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