George Campbell (rugby union)
Scottish rugby union player (1872–1924)
George Theophilus Campbell (17 October 1872 – 28 March 1924) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Campbell played with London Scottish.
Provincial career
He was selected for Middlesex to play against Yorkshire in the 1893 English County Championship. Five Scots were selected for Middlesex: Gregor MacGregor, George Campbell, William Wotherspoon, Robert MacMillan and Frederick Goodhue, all with London Scottish who played in the county. He played in that match, but Yorkshire won and then secured the championship.
Campbell played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898.
International career
Campbell played in 17 international matches for Scotland.
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