Mark Coxon Morrison
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Mark Coxon Morrison was a Scottish
rugby union
footballer who captained both Scotland
and the British Isles
. He played for Scotland twenty three times between 1896 and 1904, and captained the team fifteen times, a record which stood until the era of Arthur Smith
, sixty years later. He was a farmer by trade.
He first played for Scotland against Wales
in 1896, while a teenager playing for Royal HSFP
. He continued to play for Scotland until 1904, and captained them a total of 15 times. With Scotland he won three Home Nations Championship
with them in 1901, 1903 and 1904. Two of those Championship victories were Triple Crown
wins (1901 and 1903). He was chosen to captain the British Isles on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa
. The British Isles lost the Test
series 1–0 with two drawn. In 2002 he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
.
Jimmy Sinclair
, the Springbok forward described Morrison as "a real roughouse of a man, and a great leader."
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who captained both Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
and the British Isles
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
. He played for Scotland twenty three times between 1896 and 1904, and captained the team fifteen times, a record which stood until the era of Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith may refer to:*Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith , American guitar player and composer*Arthur Donaldson Smith, American explorer of Africa*Arthur Henderson Smith , American missionary in China, author of books on Chinese culture...
, sixty years later. He was a farmer by trade.
He first played for Scotland against Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
in 1896, while a teenager playing for Royal HSFP
Royal High Corstorphine RFC
RHC Cougars are a rugby union side based in Edinburgh, Scotland.The team were established in 2003 from the merger of Corstorphine and Royal High rugby clubs, two separate clubs based in the west side of Edinburgh....
. He continued to play for Scotland until 1904, and captained them a total of 15 times. With Scotland he won three Home Nations Championship
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
with them in 1901, 1903 and 1904. Two of those Championship victories were Triple Crown
Triple Crown (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the four national teams of the British Isles who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship: England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. If any one team manages to win all their games against the other three they win the...
wins (1901 and 1903). He was chosen to captain the British Isles on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa
1903 British Lions tour to South Africa
The 1903 British Isles tour to South Africa was the fifth tour by a British Isles team and the third to South Africa. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950....
. The British Isles lost the Test
Test match (rugby union)
Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....
series 1–0 with two drawn. In 2002 he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame in Scotland, initiated on St Andrew's Day 2001. It is a joint project organised by sportscotland, the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and the National Museums of Scotland. It is also funded by BBC Scotland and...
.
Jimmy Sinclair
Jimmy Sinclair
James Hugh Sinclair was an South African cricketer who played in 25 Tests from 1896 to 1911....
, the Springbok forward described Morrison as "a real roughouse of a man, and a great leader."