| Birth name | Hugh Nethersole Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 April 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 January 1962 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Norwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hugh Fletcher (27 April 1877 – 29 January 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
He played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[2]
He later played for Norwich RFC.[3]
He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1904 inter-city match at Hamilton Crescent.[4]
He played for Cities District against Provinces District in their match on 14 January 1905.[5]
He was capped for Scotland 2 times in the period 1904 to 1905.[6]
He played for Norwich CEYMS F.C. and then captained Norwich City. He played at centre-half. He played in Norwich rugby club against Norwich Union Fire Office in an association football match in 1905.[3]
He played cricket for the British Medical Association.[7]
He became a surgeon at Sussex County Hospital.[8]
He was the second son of Benjamin Edgington Fletcher (1836-1911) of Marlingford Hall, Norfolk.[9]
He married Dorothy Alice Sanderson in 1912.[9]
He died on 29 January 1962.