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Ken Oliver (rugby union)

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Ken Oliver
Full nameGeorge Kenneth Oliver
Date of birth(1946-03-04)4 March 1946
Place of birthGalashiels, Scotland
Date of death22 April 2009(2009-04-22) (aged 63)
Place of deathGrantown-on-Spey, Scotland
SchoolGalashiels Academy
UniversityEdinburgh College of Art
Occupation(s)Architect
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970 Scotland 1 (0)

George Kenneth Oliver (4 March 1946 — 22 April 2009) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Galashiels, Oliver attended Galashiels Academy and excelled in middle-distance running events during his youth, before committing solely to rugby when he started playing for Gala at the age of 20.[2]

Oliver, a loose forward, was a noted sevens player for Gala and featured in a side that won 16 successive tournaments. He toured Argentina with Scotland in 1969, but due to a calf injury didn't play against the Pumas. In 1970, Oliver returned for a tour of Australia and made five appearances, including the one-off Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[3]

A graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art, Oliver was an architect and had a practice in Dunfermline.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Rugby Mourns Death Of Back-Row Forwards". Scottish Rugby. 26 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Ken Oliver". The Herald. 9 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Scotland outclassed by lively Aussies". Hull Daily Mail. 6 June 1970.
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