William Copeland Wood Murdoch (3 October 1914, Old Kilpatrick – October 1987, Helensburgh[1]) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played at full-back.
| Birth name | William Copeland Wood Murdoch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | Oct. 3, 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Old Kilpatrick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | October 12, 1987 1987 (aged 72–73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union referee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editMurdoch played for Hillhead HSFP
Provincial career
editMurdoch played for Glasgow District
International career
editHe was capped a total of nine times, but there was an extremely long hiatus in his career due to the Second World War – he gained his first cap in 1935, and his last in 1948.[1][2] He gained four caps in the 1947–48 season.[2] This gives him one of the longest international careers on record.[3] Only he and W.B. Young were capped on either side of the War.
Referee career
editIn later life, he became a referee.[1]
References
edit- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records. Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. ISBN 0-7126-0911-3
- Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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