Ian Forsyth

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Ian Forsyth
Birth nameIan William Forsyth
Date of birth (1946-07-04) 4 July 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
School Daniel Stewart's College
SpouseAnne
Children2
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fly half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1964-73
1973-83		 Stewart's College FP
Stewart's Melville FP 		376 537
Correct as of 7 June 2017
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1970-1980 Edinburgh District
Cities District 		37 50
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1972–1973 Scotland 6 4
Correct as of 7 June 2017

Ian William Forsyth (born 4 July 1946) is a Scottish former rugby union player who won six international caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played at Centre.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Ian Forsyth was born on 4 July 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] He was educated at Daniel Stewart's College and played for the school XV from 1962 to 1964, captaining the 1st XV in his last year. [2]

Forsyth made 376 appearances for Stewart's College FP and Stewart's Melville FP 1st XV, scoring 537 points including 123 tries. [2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District 37 times from 1970 to 1980, scoring 14 tries and also represented the Combined Edinburgh & Glasgow Cities XV against the touring Argentinians and New Zealand All Blacks. He also played for the Co-optimists and the Barbarians [2]

International career

Forsyth's debut for Scotland was against New Zealand at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on 16 December 1972. [3] He played all four matches in the 1973 Five Nations Championship. He scored a try in Scotland's home victory against Ireland. [4]

His last appearance for Scotland was against the President's XV at Murrayfield on 31 March 1973. [5]

Sevens career

He was also an accomplished sevens player [6] and by 1980 had winners medals from all the tournaments held in the Borders including of course the prestigious Melrose tournament. [2] He also played for the Co-optimists (Scotland's representatives) at the Hong Kong sevens in 1981.

Non-playing career

He was Secretary of Stewart's Melville FP RFC from 1983 - 1988 and President in Seasons 1990/91 and 1991/92. He briefly served as a selector for the Edinburgh XV before becoming a selector for the Scotland "A" XV from 1996 to 2003.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ian Forsyth: Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Club history". www.stewmelrugby.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (18 December 1972). "Injury time tries by New Zealand harsh blows to Scotland's spirited XV". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (26 February 1973). "Triple crown is only one match away for Scots". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (2 April 1972). "Irvine inspires Scots to centenary win". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Melrose Sevens put a spring in the step of Scottish rugby". The Scotsman. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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