John Marshall (rugby union)

John Marshall (30 January 1929 – 26 April 2012) was a Scotland international rugby union player. In his rugby career he played as a fullback.^[1] He was also a first-class cricketer.

John Marshall

Birth name	John Campbell Marshall
Date of birth	(1929-01-30)30 January 1929
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	26 April 2012(2012-04-26) (aged 83)
School	Rugby School
University	Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) London Scottish () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1954 Scotland 5 (0)

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Marshall played for London Scottish.^[2]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 5 times in 1954.^[3]

First-class cricket

While studying at Brasenose College, Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Worcestershire at Oxford in 1951. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1953, making sixteen appearances.^[4] Marshall scored a total of 710 runs in his sixteen matches, at an average of 26.29 and a high score of 111.^[5] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against the Free Foresters in 1953.^[6][7] His brother, David, also played first-class cricket.

Teaching career

A pupil at Rugby School, Marshall later became a Housemaster at the school, then Acting Head Master, then Head of the Junior Department.^[2][7]