Joseph James McPartlin (12 June 1938 – 24 October 2013) is a Scottish former international
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player.
McPartlin was born in
West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool was a predecessor of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It developed in the Victorian era and took the name from its western position in the parish of what is now known as the Headland.
The former town was originally formed in ...
, Durham, to parents from Glasgow. He attended
Wimbledon College
Wimbledon College is a government-maintained, voluntary-aided, Jesuit Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form for boys aged 11 to 19 in Wimbledon, London.
The college was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning for the g ...
.
A three-time
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
blue, McPartlin was capped by
Scotland
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while a varsity player, making six
Five Nations appearances between 1960 and 1962. He captained Oxford University in the 1962 Varsity match.
McPartlin taught at
St Edward's School in Oxford for 34 years.
See also
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List of Scotland national rugby union players
This is a list of Scottish national rugby union players, i.e. those who have played for the Scotland national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at ...
References
External links
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1938 births
2013 deaths
Scottish rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Hartlepool
English people of Scottish descent
Rugby union centres
Oxford University RFC players
Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford
People educated at Wimbledon College