George Campbell (17 October 1872 – 28 March 1924) was a

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international

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Campbell played with London Scottish.

Provincial career

He was selected for

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to play against

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in the 1893 English

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. Five Scots were selected for Middlesex:

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, George Campbell, William Wotherspoon,

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and

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, all with London Scottish who played in the county. He played in that match, but Yorkshire won and then secured the championship. Campbell played for the

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International career

Campbell played in 17 international matches for Scotland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, George 1872 births 1924 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union players from West Sussex London Scottish F.C. players Scottish Exiles (rugby union) players Rugby union centres Middlesex County RFU players