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This is a list of Scottish national rugby union players, i.e. those who have played for the Scotland national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. In 2023, the Scottish Rugby Union made the decision to award caps to 56 players who only took part in 23 games which had not been considered full tests ...
Scottish players for other countries are included, e.g. Dugald MacDonald who played for South Africa, while his brother Donald played for Scotland, uncapped Scottish players e.g. Hefin O'Hare and Scotland caps who are notable for reasons other than being on the national rugby union team, e.g. Bill Gammell is better known as a businessman, and ...
Scotland has played international rugby union since 1871, when they beat England in their first Test match. Scotland have competed in every Rugby World Cup. The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category.
List of Scottish rugby union players killed in World War II This page was last edited on 8 October 2023, at 00:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The war took an extremely heavy toll upon rugby at all levels, and this list includes some major figures, such as Dave Gallaher, who led a major All Blacks tour to the British Isles in 1905; [4] David Bedell-Sivright, who is sometimes considered one of the greatest Scottish players of all time; [5] and Ronnie Poulton-Palmer who is similarly ...
As a water polo player, Russell represented Scotland in matches against England, Ireland and Wales. [1] A wing-forward, Russell played his rugby for Glasgow Academicals and debuted for Scotland against the first ever New Zealand touring team in 1905, known as the Original All Blacks, before gaining a further three caps the following year. [2] [3]
Robert Tait Smith (1907 — 1958) was a Scottish international rugby union player. [1]The son of a police inspector, Smith hailed from Kelso in the Scottish Borders. [2]Smith played for local side Kelso RFC and was a strongly-built forward, known by the nickname "Firpo" after the Argentine heavyweight boxer.
George Alfred Sanderson (9 August 1881 — 23 November 1957) was a Scottish international rugby union player. [1] Sanderson was born in Edinburgh and educated at Royal High School. [2] A forward, Sanderson made his debut for Scotland against Wales at Inverleith during the 1907 Home Nations, in which they claimed the triple crown. He played all ...