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Roderick MacLennan

1903 – 1986

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Lived 1903 – 1986 (aged 82). Roderick MacLennan was a rugby union player, military personnel and association football player.

Captain Roderick Ross Forrest MacLennan (23 December 1903 – 2 January 1986) was a Scottish rugby union player who represented England during the 1920s.

Born in Glasgow, MacLennan was the son of a Gordon Highlanders officer from Croy and received his early education at Aberdeen Grammar School, before the family relocated to London. He finished his schooling at Merchant Taylors' School, where he was rugby captain, as well as a public school middleweight boxing champion.

MacLennan, a Gaelic speaker, played his rugby in England with London Scottish and Middlesex. In the 1925 Five Nations, MacLennan gained three England caps, featuring in the front row against Ireland, Scotland and France.

In World War II, MacLennan served with the Intelligence Corps and retired in 1945 with the honorary rank of captain.

MacLennan was a county councillor in Scotland after moving to his father's hometown Croy in 1965.

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Who was Roderick MacLennan?

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When was Roderick MacLennan born?

Roderick MacLennan was born on 23 December 1903.

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Roderick MacLennan died on 2 January 1986.

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Roderick MacLennan was a rugby union player, military personnel and association football player.

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· Wikipedia: Roderick MacLennan

· Wikidata: Q130600362

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