his services at a time when they were suffering from a dearth of fullbacks. It is most unusual, how ever, for a Scottish Rugby man to play for any club except the London Scottish, hence the restrained amusement of some of the onlookers at the Rectory Field. The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21 October 1922 reported on Blackheath's match against Newport: Forsayth's defence, and especially his kicking powers, are well known, and he was at his best on Saturday. His presence certainly kept down the Newport score, and the visiting forwards by no means appreciated the gruelling he gave thorn. There is no better full back in Rugby to-day than Forsayth, and he will immensely strengthen the Blackheath defence. Provincial career Forsayth played for Anglo-Scots against Provinces District on 25 December 1920. He turned out for Scotland Probables in their match against Scotland Possibles on 8 January 1921; and for Provinces District on 10 December 1921; and again for Scotland Probables in their match against Scotland Possibles on 24 December 1921; and their match against Possibles on 23 December 1922. International career He played for Scotland 7 times, from 1921 to 1922. The Pall Mall Gazette of 13 January 1923 noted that Forsayth was dropped in favour of Drysdale, for the 1923 Five Nations Championship, and assumed that Forsayth going to Blackheath instead of London Scottish was the cause of this: Forsayth dropped. The Scottish side is also published, and the surprise was the leaving out of Forsayth and playing Drysdale. If the latter is better than the Blackheath man he must indeed be a great find, as Forsayth is looked upon as the best back in the United Kingdom. Is it possible that he has been left out owing to his wishing to play for Blackheath instead of the London Scottish? Family He was born in Rabaul in Papua New Guinea and baptised in Sydney, Australia. His father was Jonas Mynderse Coe Forsayth (1872-1941) from Samoa, and his mother Ida Schmitz (1878-1947), also from Samoa, from German origin. It is through Hector's father's side comes the Scottish family name and connection, as his grandmother (Jonas's mother) Emma Coe married James Forsayth, a Scottish seaman (Jonas's father and Hector's grandfather). References 1899 births 1952 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Oxford University RFC players Blackheath F.C. players Scotland Probables players Scottish Exiles (rugby union)