Brian Simmers

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Brian Simmers
Birth nameBrian Maxwell Simmers
Date of birth (1940-02-26) 26 February 1940 (age 81)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1965-71 Scotland 7 (9)

Brian Maxwell Simmers (born 26 February 1940, Glasgow) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals. [1]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.

International career

He was capped seven times between 1967 and 1971 for Scotland. [1]

Family

He was the son of Bill "Max" Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland. [1] and tennis player Gwen Sterry. His grandmother was Charlotte Cooper who won five women's singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and two gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p139
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)