Bobby Clark (rugby union)

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Bobby Clark
Birth nameRobert Lawson Clark
Date of birth (1944-01-27) 27 January 1944 (age 78)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Melville College FP
Edinburgh Wanderers
Royal Navy
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Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1971 Scotland 'B' 1
1972-73 Scotland 9 (4)

Bobby Clark (born 27 January 1944) is a former Scotland rugby union international player.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Melville College. [1]

He played for Edinburgh Wanderers.

He also played rugby union for the Royal Navy.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District and captained the side. [2] He was part of that season's squad that won the Scottish Inter-District Championship in a play-off in the 1971-72 season, although he did not play in the play-off match. [3]

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play France 'B' in 1971.

He went on to play for Scotland 9 times. [4] He scored a try in the 5 February 1972 match against Wales; although Scotland slumped to a 35-12 defeat in the match. [5]

Academic Career

He worked for many years as a Staff Tutor in the Faculty of Technology within the Open University. [6]

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References

  1. Oswald, Nick. "Caught in Time: Scotland's rugby team, 1973" via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bobby Clark - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. "Wales v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
  6. "Bob Clark - C&S at the OU". www.cands.org. Retrieved 2021-12-05.