Cecil Boyd
| Birth name | Cecil Anderson Boyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 June 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 February 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Stephen’s Green School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dr. Cecil Anderson Boyd MC (5 July 1875 – 27 February 1942) was an Irish rugby union player, and medical doctor. Boyd played international rugby for Ireland and in 1896 was chosen to represent a British Isles XV in their tour of South Africa. Boyd was the second son of Sir Walter Boyd, 1st Baronet, and although the title passed to Boyd's older brother, Boyd's son became the third Boyd Baronet, of Howth House