Henry Fisher Menzies (15 June 1867 in London, Ontario, Canada – 31 July 1938 in Edinburgh) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Born in Canada to a Greenock father, he moved to Scotland with his mother as a child and was brought up in Perthshire. Educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, he went on to be a teacher.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
After studying at Fettes College, he played rugby for Fettesian-Lorettonians.https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19380803/172/0006
He went to Edinburgh University and then played for their rugby team.https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002741/18860121/040/0002 He graduated in 1889.
He then played for West of Scotland.
Provincial career
He played for Glasgow District in the 1891 inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 5 December of that year.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4rxEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GbYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3214%2C6057981
He played for Cities District against Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1892.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18921226/010/0001
He played for West of Scotland District against East of Scotland District on 21 January 1893.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18921226/010/0001
International career
Henry played four times for Scotland.
His debut was on 4 February 1893 against Wales.
Teaching career
He was appointed a Master at Aberdeen Grammar School. It was in Aberdeen that he married his wife, Margaret Crombie, on 12 August 1896.https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19380803/050/0010
Menzies moved from Aberdeen to become a Rector of Wallace Hall academy in Dumfries-shire. He was there for over 30 years until he retired.https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19380803/050/0010
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