Gordon Boyd (8 March 1905 - 21 February 1980) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Glasgow HSFP.The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
He was part of the Glasgow HSFP side that shared the 1923-24 Scottish Unofficial Championship season title with Glasgow Academicals. Boyd scored 28 tries that season, including 6 in one match and 4 in another.
The Chocolate and Gold history of Glasgow HSFP recalls: He was a very elusive winger who, though not lightning fast, had a fine swerve and played at centre and stand-off when required.
Provincial career
He played for the Whites Trial side on 15 December 1924.
International career
He was capped by Scotland just the once, in 1926, to play against England at Twickenham.
Family
His father was David Mitchell Boyd who died in 1955.
Gordon Boyd married Hannah Margaret Allison Murdoch (1907-1980) on 10 November 1934 in Yangon, Burma.
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