Rugby Career
| Full name | David Grahame Donald | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1891-07-27)July 27, 1891 | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 1976 | ||
| School | Dulwich College | ||
| University | University College, Oxford | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1911-1914 | Oxford University (served in First World War in this time) | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1914 | Scotland | 2 | |
Whilst at Dulwich College he played in an unbeaten first XV in 1909 which contained five future internationals dubbed the 'Famous Five'. These five would all go on to play in the 1913 Varsity match, (and also produced the captains of both Oxford and Cambridge in 1919), and all served in the First World War. They were Eric Loudoun-Shand and Grahame Donald who went on to play for Scotland, W. D. Doherty who went on to play for and captain Ireland, J. E. Greenwood who went on to play for and captain England and the record-breaking Cyril Lowe.
From Oxford, Grahame Donald was selected in 1914 to play for Scotland, who he represented as a prop against Wales on 7 February, and Ireland on 28 February. His participation in the First World War and subsequent career in the military ended his international rugby career.
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