Angus Buchanan (15 January 1847 – 21 February 1927)[1] was a Scottish international rugby and cricket player.

Buchanan played in the first ever Scotland side,[3] and scored the first try in international rugby,[4] after a deemed failed attempt by George Ritchie.

[5] The English argued that the try should not stand, but it was awarded by the umpire Dr Hely Hutchinson Almond (also a Scot - the umpires were two on the field: one from each side)[6] Almond made a questionable justification of his decision: According to one of the English players: According to confirmed records, Buchanan was the first Scotland player born, in January, 1847, and was twenty four years and two months old when capped.

[2] In fiction, Buchanan is a part of the larger Harry Potter universe, appearing in an excerpt written by J.K. Rowling for the Pottermore website.

Also, he is supposed to have published a "path breaking" book called My Life as a Squib, which highlighted his struggles to survive in a community which disowned him and the way he found a home in the Muggle world.