| Birth name | John Henry Dods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 December 1915 (aged 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | HMS Natal, Moray Firth, off Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Henry Dods (30 September 1875 – 30 December 1915) was a Scottish rugby union player.[1] He was capped eight times for Scotland between 1895 and 1897.[1] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1] He was the brother of Francis Dods who was also capped for Scotland.[1]
Dods was killed along with his wife and three children, whilst on board HMS Natal, which suffered a series of explosions, killing hundreds of people.
Early life
[edit]Rugby career
[edit]Following the trials match on 28 December 1894, Dods was again selected for Scotland, to play against Wales on 25 January 1895.[2]
International appearances
[edit]| Opposition | Score | Result | Date | Venue | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wales |
5–4 | Won | 26 January 1895 | Edinburgh | [3] |
 Ireland |
6–0 | Won | 2 March 1895 | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | [4] |
 England |
3–6 | Won | 9 March 1895 | Richmond | [5] |
| Wales |
6–0 | Lost | 25 January 1896 | Cardiff | [6] |
| Ireland |
0–0 | Draw | 15 February 1896 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | [7] |
| England |
11–0 | Won | 14 March 1896 | Glasgow | [8] |
| Ireland |
8–3 | Won | 20 February 1897 | Powderhall, Edinburgh | [9] |
| England |
12–3 | Lost | 13 March 1897 | Manchester | [10] |
Death
[edit]On 30 December 1915, Dods, his wife and three children were aboard HMS Natal, guests of the ship's captain Eric Back. The ship, a Warrior Class cruiser, part of the Second Cruiser Squadron, was lying at anchor in the Cromarty Firth, in the north of Scotland. A series of explosions on board caused the ship to capsize with the loss of hundreds of lives, including those of Dods and his family.[11][12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bath 2007, p. 137.
- ^ "SCOTLAND V WALES". South Wales Daily Post. William Llewellyn Williams. 30 December 1895. hdl:10107/3354112.
- ^ "Scotland vs Wales - Summary - Six Nations 1895 - 26 Jan, 1895 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Match Centre | Ireland : Irish Rugby | Official Website". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "England vs Scotland - Line-up - Six Nations 1895 - 9 Mar, 1895 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Wales vs Scotland - Line-up - Six Nations 1896 - 25 Jan, 1896 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Match Centre | Ireland : Irish Rugby | Official Website". Archived from the original on 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Scotland vs England - Line-up - Six Nations 1896 - 14 Mar, 1896 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Match Centre | Ireland : Irish Rugby | Official Website". Archived from the original on 2 December 2015.
- ^ "England vs Scotland - Line-up - Six Nations 1897 - 13 Mar, 1897 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ McCrery 2014, p. 169.
- ^ McEwen, Alistair (2014). "Scottish Rugby 2" (PDF). Scotland's War. University of Edinburgh.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bath, Richard, ed. (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905326-24-2.
- McCrery, Nigel (2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-3321-0.
External links
[edit]- John Henry Dods at ESPNscrum
- Commonwealth War Graves database
- An entire team wiped out by the Great War (The Scotsman)