George Philip Stewart Macpherson CBE TD also known as GPS Macpherson was a Scottish rugby union footballer who played for Scotland in 26 tests between 1922 and 1932.
Occupation
rugby union player
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
October 16, 1903
Died
March 2, 1981
Overview
George Philip Stewart Macpherson CBE TD (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.
Early life
Macpherson was born in Newtonmore in Badenoch, Scotland, one of seven children of Sir Thomas Stewart Macpherson CIE LLD and Helen, the daughter of the Reverend Archibald Borland Cameron. His father's brother was the first Baron Strathcarron and one of his own brothers, Niall, was also raised to the peerage as Baron Drumalbyn. Another brother was Sir Ronald Thomas Stewart Macpherson.
He attended Fettes College in Edinburgh. From there he attended Oriel College, Oxford. At Oxford University, his rugby talents saw him selected for Oxford University RFC.
International rugby
It was from there he was first selected for Scotland in 1922 when he played in all four of Scotland's Five Nations matches. He next played for Scotland in 1924, and scored his first international try against Wales on 2 February that year. He only played one other international that year—a Calcutta Cup match against England national rugby union team.
