Bob Gordon (rugby union)
| Birth name | Robert Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 July 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 March 1995 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bob Gordon (25 July 1930 – 21 March 1995) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Gordon played as a Wing.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Wilson played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2]
Provincial career
[edit]Gordon played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1950–51 season's Inter-City match.
Glasgow won the Inter-City match 11 - 3, the start of a run of 3 wins in the fixture. Despite the loss, The Glasgow Herald noted improvement in Gordon's game: 'There is less desperation in the play of Gordon than there was a year ago and his strong running and coolness in difficult situations almost produced two tries from poor chances.'[3]
International career
[edit]He was capped for Scotland 6 times between 1951 and 1953, playing in 6 Five Nations matches.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Gordon".
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Gordon - Test matches".
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