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Rugby player

Frank Glasgow

Birth name

Francis Turnbull Glasgow

Date of birth

(1880-08-17)17 August 1880

Place of birth

Dunedin, New Zealand

Date of death

20 February 1939(1939-02-20) (aged 58)

Place of death

Wellington, New Zealand

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

84 kg (185 lb)

School

Wellington College

Occupation(s)

Bank manager

Rugby union career

Provincial / State sides
Position(s)	Loose forward
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1899–1900	Wellington		()
1901–05	Taranaki		()
-	Hawke's Bay		()
–	Southland		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1905–08	New Zealand	6	(9)

Francis Turnbull Glasgow (17 August 1880 – 20 February 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Glasgow represented Wellington, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1905 to 1908 and played in the famous "Match of the Century" against Wales. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals. His work as a Bank Officer included being Manager at Ōhura.

Frank's grandfather was Rev Adam D.Glasgow, from Co Antrim. He served as an Irish Presbyterian missionary to India from 1842 until 1855 (retired through ill health) and then in Dunedin New Zealand from November 1861 to March 1863.

References

Electoral district of Wellington Suburbs: general roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1938. p. 89.
Luxford, Bob. "Frank Glasgow". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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