Hugh Fletcher (rugby union)

Hugh Fletcher (27 April 1877 – 29 January 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1]

Hugh Fletcher

Birth name	Hugh Nethersole Fletcher
Date of birth	(1877-04-27)27 April 1877
Place of birth	Norwich, England
Date of death	29 January 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 84)
Place of death	Norwich, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh University () Norwich RFC () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1904 Edinburgh District () 1905 Cities District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1904-05 Scotland 2 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played rugby union for Edinburgh University.^[2]

He later played for Norwich RFC.^[3]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1904 inter-city match at Hamilton Crescent.^[4]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District in their match on 14 January 1905.^[5]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 2 times in the period 1904 to 1905.^[6]

Football career

He played for Norwich CEYMS F.C. and then captained Norwich City. He played at centre-half. He played in Norwich rugby club against Norwich Union Fire Office in an association football match in 1905.^[3]

Cricket career

He played cricket for the British Medical Association.^[7]

Medical career

He became a surgeon at Sussex County Hospital.^[8]

Family

He was the second son of Benjamin Edgington Fletcher (1836-1911) of Marlingford Hall, Norfolk.^[9]

He married Dorothy Alice Sanderson in 1912.^[9]

Death

He died on 29 January 1962. He is buried in St. Mary's Churchyard in Marlingford, Norfolk. He left £82,924 and 14 shillings in probate.^[10]

References

1. "Hugh Nethersole Fletcher". ESPN scrum.
2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001724/19050419/059/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Hugh Fletcher - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
7. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001925/19130802/092/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000938/19091030/124/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19121004/230/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. "Hugh Nethersole Fletcher (1877-1962) - Find a..." www.findagrave.com.