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Graham Birkett

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Graham Birkett
Birth nameGraham Anthony Birkett
Date of birth (1954-10-02) 2 October 1954 (age 70)
Place of birthDumbarton, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Harlequins ()
London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975- Anglo-Scots ()
1976- Middlesex ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975 Scotland 1 (0)

Graham Birkett is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played for Harlequins.[2][3]

He then played for London Scottish.[2]

Provincial career

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He played for Anglo-Scots.[4]

He played for Middlesex in England.[5][6]

International career

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He received one cap for Scotland in 1975.[7] This was on Scotland's tour of New Zealand in 1975 and Birkett played against the All Blacks.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Graham Anthony Birkett". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19750322/492/0015 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19760209/381/0030 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19741212/195/0029 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "New Zealand v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
  8. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19750609/328/0014 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19750612/674/0030 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19750612/339/0018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)