John Tod (rugby union)

John Tod
BornJohn Tod
(1862-10-09)9 October 1862
Crieff, Scotland
Died9 September 1935(1935-09-09) (aged 72)
Strathpeffer, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh University
Watsonians
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1883 East of Scotland District
1883-85 Edinburgh District
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1884-86 Scotland 9 (2 tries)

John Tod (8 October 1862 – 8 September 1935) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was nicknamed 'The Prince of Dribblers' and it is said that he introduced the dribbling game to rugby union. Tod, himself, rated the later Watsonian player and Scotland international William Cownie as a much better dribbler of the rugby ball than he was, saying that Cownie was the prettiest dribbler he had ever seen touch a rugby ball.

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