David Gray (rugby union)
| Birth name | David Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 March 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 April 2009 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112.5 kg (248 lb; 17 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Gray (28 March 1953 – 2 April 2009) was a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]He played rugby at Kilmarnock Academy before playing for Kilmarnock.
He then played for West of Scotland.[2]
Provincial career
[edit]He played for Ayrshire.[3]
He played for Glasgow District.[2] He was part of the Glasgow side that shared the 1974–75 Scottish Inter-District Championship with North and Midlands.
International career
[edit]He was capped by Scotland 'B' once, in 1978, against Italy 'B'.
He went on to receive 9 full senior caps for Scotland.[4]
Civil Service career
[edit]He was a planner with South Ayrshire Council. One of his remits was mapping and opening up pathways; to ensure that the public had access to the countryside.
Death
[edit]Gray enjoyed pushing his body; and he completed the 205 mile Great Outdoors trek from Knoydart to the East Coast of Scotland in 2008. He was completing a training run at Dam Park, Ayr for the 2009 event when he died just as he was crossing the finish line.[5] It was believed he suffered a massive heart attack.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Gray". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Click here to view the tribute page for DAVID GRAY". funeral-notices.co.uk.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Gray - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "David Gray, Rugby internationalist". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ Fullarton, Clair (9 April 2009). "Obituary: Kilmarnock rugby player David Gray". Daily Record.