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{{Infobox Rugby biography
| name = Neil McPherson
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| birthname = Neil Clarke McPherson<ref>[http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=106928 Newport RFC player profiles]</ref>
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| birthyear = 1892
| birthmonth = 09
| birthday = 26
| placeofbirth = [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]
| dateofdeath = 12 November, 1957
| placeofdeath = [[Newport]], [[Wales]]
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| ru_position = [[Rugby union positions#1. Loosehead prop & 3. Tighthead prop|Prop]], [[Rugby union positions#6. Blindside flanker & 7. Openside flanker|Flanker]]
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| ru_amateurclubs = [[Newport RFC]]
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| ru_nationalteam = [[Scotland national rugby union team|Wales]]</br>[[British and Irish Lions|British Isles]]
| ru_nationalyears = 1920-1923<br>1924
| ru_nationalcaps = 7<br>4
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| school = Durham Road School, Newport
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”’Neil McPherson”’ [[OBE]], ([[26 September]] [[1892]] – [[12 November]] [[1957]]) was a Welsh [[rugby union]] player who represented [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and the [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]]. McPherson played club rugby for [[Newport RFC|Newport]] and captained the team in the 1921/22 season.

McPherson gained his first cap for Scotland in 1920 against Wales at [[Inverleith]] alongside fellow team-mate Dr E Fahmy, who also played his club rugby in Wales. Scotland won 9-5, and prevented Wales from winning the Grand Slam. After accepting a gold watch as part of Newport’s invincible 1922/23 season, the [[Scottish Rugby Union]] suspended McPherson for what they saw as an act of professionalism; but he was later re-instated. McPherson’s last game for Scotland was against Ireland, but was chosen to join the [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] [[1924 British Lions tour to South Africa|1924 tour of South Africa]]; he played in all four tests against the Springboks.

”’International matches played”’
</br>”Scotland”
* {{ru|ENG}} 1920, 1921, 1923
* {{ru|FRA}} 1921
* {{ru|IRE}} 1920, 1923
* {{ru|WAL}} 1920

”British Lions”
* {{ru|RSA}} 1924, 1924, 1924, 1924

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[[Category:Scottish rugby union footballers]]
[[Category:Welsh rugby union footballers]]
[[Category:British Lions rugby union footballers]]
[[Category:1892 births]]
[[Category:1957 deaths]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]