Sammy McQueen
| Full name | Samuel Brown McQueen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 January 1896 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 September 1983 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ulverston, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Brown McQueen (27 January 1896 — 16 September 1983) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
McQueen was born in Liverpool and educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby.[1]
A fly-half, McQueen was capped four times for Scotland in 1923, debuting in a win over France at Inverleith. He set up Leslie Gracie's winning try against Wales in his next match and then scored a try himself to help Scotland defeat Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[2] For his final appearance, a Calcutta Cup match, Scotland needed a win to secure the grand slam, but went down to England 6–8. He was the first international produced by Crosby club Waterloo and also made three appearances for the Barbarians.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Merchant's Products". Liverpool Echo. 19 December 1936.
- ^ "McQueen's Success". Evening Express. 5 February 1923.
- ^ "Anniversary recalls Waterloo's vintage days". Liverpool Echo. 1 May 1971.
- ^ "Scottish International Married". Birmingham Gazette. 2 December 1924.
External links
[edit]- Sammy McQueen at ESPNscrum