D. K. A. MacKenzie

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Donald Mackenzie
Birth nameDonald Kenneth Andrew Mackenzie
Date of birth(1916-11-30)30 November 1916
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death12 June 1940(1940-06-12) (aged 23)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Wanderers ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1939 Scotland 2 (0)

Donald Kenneth Andrew MacKenzie (30 November 1916 – 12 June 1940, Edinburgh) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

His home club was Edinburgh Wanderers.[2][3]

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District.[3]

International career

He played for Scotland twice at number eight in the 1939 Home Nations Championship.[2][4]

Death

He was the first Scottish rugby internationalist to be killed in World War II.[2] He died in June 1940 when his Spitfire crashed near Edinburgh during a training flight.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Donald Kenneth Andrew Mackenzie". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bath, p109
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Edinburgh Break Inter-City Rugby Spell". The Herald. Glasgow. 5 December 1938.
  4. ↑ Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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