About George McConnell
Lived 1889 – 1948 (aged 58). George McConnell was a rugby union player.
George McConnell (1 August 1889 — 24 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Fanad, County Donegal, McConnell played rugby with Edinburgh University while studying medicine. He was capped four times as a forward for Ireland across the 1912 and 1913 Five Nations Championships.
McConnell served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Salonika during World War I.
A doctor, McConnell practised medicine in the Scottish town of Carnoustie, which he moved to in 1919.
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George McConnell was born on 1 August 1889.
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George McConnell died on 24 March 1948.
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George McConnell was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). George McConnell. https://biography.guide/george-mcconnell-rugby-union-player/
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