About Donald Troup
Lived 1907 – 1973 (aged 65–66). Donald Troup was a rugby union player.
Donald Scott Troup (1907 – 1973) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Troup was the son of forestry expert Robert Scott Troup. He attended Uppingham School and Dragon School, followed by the University of Oxford, where he was a rugby blue.
A forward, Troup attended trials for Scotland and represented the British Lions on their 1927 tour to Argentina, playing in four fixtures including two of the matches against the Pumas.
Troup was a colonial administrator in Tanganyika.
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Who was Donald Troup?
rugby player
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Donald Troup was born in 1907.
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Donald Troup died in 1973.
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Donald Troup was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Donald Troup. https://biography.guide/donald-troup/
MLA: "Donald Troup." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/donald-troup/.
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