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Phil Macpherson

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George Philip Stewart Macpherson CBE (16 October 1903 – 2 March 1981) also known as GPS Macpherson was a Scottish rugby union footballer who played for Scotland in 26 tests between 1922 and 1932. [1]

35 relations: Badenoch, Barbarian F.C., Calcutta Cup, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Academical Football Club, England national rugby union team, Fettes College, France national rugby union team, Grand Slam (rugby union), Heriot-Watt University, Honorary degree, Ian Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron, Inverleith, Ireland national rugby union team, Kleinwort Benson, Merchant bank, Murrayfield Stadium, Newtonmore, Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn, Order of the British Empire, Oriel College, Oxford, Oxford University RFC, Rugby union, Rugby union positions, Scotland, Scotland national rugby union team, Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, Six Nations Championship, South Africa national rugby union team, Swansea, The Herald (Glasgow), Tommy Macpherson, Try, University of Oxford, Wales national rugby union team.

Badenoch

Badenoch (from the Scottish Gaelic Bàideanach meaning drowned land) is a traditional district which today forms part of Badenoch and Strathspey, an area of Highland Council, in Scotland, bounded on the north by the Monadhliath Mountains, on the east by the Cairngorms and Braemar, on the south by Atholl and the Grampians, and on the west by Lochaber.

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Barbarian F.C.

The Barbarian Football Club, usually called the Barbarians and nicknamed the Baa-Baas, is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain.

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Calcutta Cup

The Calcutta Cup is the trophy is awarded to the winner of the match between England and Scotland.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edinburgh Academical Football Club

The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies or Edinburgh Acads, is a rugby union football club in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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England national rugby union team

The England national rugby union team competes in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales.

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Fettes College

Fettes College is a private coeducational independent boarding and day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, with over two-thirds of its pupils in residence on campus.

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France national rugby union team

The France national rugby union team competes annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship.

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Grand Slam (rugby union)

In rugby union, a Grand Slam (Irish: Caithréim Mhór. Welsh: Y Gamp Lawn. French: Grand Chelem) occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship (or its Five Nations predecessor) manages to beat all the others during one year's competition.

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Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is a public university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.

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Ian Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron

(James) Ian Stewart Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron, (14 May 1880 – 14 August 1937), known as Sir Ian Macpherson, Baronet, between 1933 and 1936, was a British lawyer and Liberal politician.

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Inverleith

Inverleith (Inbhir Lìte) is an inner suburb in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the fringes of the central region of the city.

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Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union.

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Kleinwort Benson

Kleinwort Benson was a leading investment bank that offered a wide range of financial services from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands.

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Merchant bank

A merchant bank is historically a bank dealing in commercial loans and investment.

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Murrayfield Stadium

Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

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Newtonmore

Newtonmore (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr an t-Slèibh) is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland.

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Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn

Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn, KBE, PC (3 August 1908 – 11 October 1987) was a Scottish Tory and National Liberal politician.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Oriel College, Oxford

Oriel CollegeOxford University Calendar 2005–2006 (2005) p.323 has the corporate designation as "The Provost and Scholars of the House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford, commonly called Oriel College, of the Foundation of Edward the Second of famous memory, sometime King of England", p324 has people — Oxford University Press.

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Oxford University RFC

The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (Oxford University RFC or OURFC) is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Rugby union positions

In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15).

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scotland national rugby union team

The Scotland national rugby union team is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union.

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Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame of Scotland, set up in 2002.

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Six Nations Championship

The Six Nations Championship (recently known as the NatWest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

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South Africa national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks, is governed by the South African Rugby Union.

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Swansea

Swansea (Abertawe), is a coastal city and county, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Dinas a Sir Abertawe) in Wales, UK.

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The Herald (Glasgow)

The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783.

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Tommy Macpherson

Colonel Sir Ronald Thomas Stewart Macpherson & Two Bars, (4 October 1920 – 6 November 2014) was a highly decorated Scottish British Army officer during and after the Second World War.

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Try

A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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Wales national rugby union team

The Wales national rugby union team (Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) competes annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Macpherson

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