Rugby player
| Birth name | John Edward Crabbie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1879-04-11)11 April 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 August 1937(1937-08-21) (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Port of Menteith, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Crabbie, also known as "Jack", was a Scottish rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Academicals. While studying at Oxford, he played for Oxford University.
Provincial career
Crabbie played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898.
International career
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1900 and 1905.
Military career
Crabbie served in the First World War with the 3rd (Perthshire) Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). He started as a second lieutenant but was promoted to lieutenant (while temporary captain) on 12 August 1915.
Outside of rugby
Crabbie became an advocate. He also became a Freemason in Lodge Blairhoyle. He became the Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire West, a post which he held for 20 years.
Family
He was the brother of George Crabbie who was also capped for Scotland.
References
- "John Edward Crabbie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Bath, Richard, ed. (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 1-905326-24-6.
- "George Fuller Eberle". Clifton RFC History.
- ^ "John Crabbie : Rugby Player". Military History Forum.
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