Ronald Stevenson (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Ronald Cochran Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 July 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 February 1934 | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Tynemouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Stevenson (25 July 1873 – 12 February 1934) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]He started by playing for Northumberland.[2]
Stevenson played rugby union for London Scottish.[3]
Provincial career
[edit]He played for the Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1898 in their match against South of Scotland District. He scored a try in the match, which the Anglo-Scots won by 5 points to 4 points.[2]
He was unable to travel to the Cities District versus Provinces District match on 14 January 1899 but his form meant selection for the international side was still considered.[4]
International career
[edit]Stevenson was capped 6 times by Scotland from 1897 to 1899.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ronald Cochran Stevenson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ronald Stevenson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.