Ian McCrae (rugby union)

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Ian McCrae
Birth nameIan George McCrae
Date of birth (1941-05-19) 19 May 1941 (age 81)
Place of birth Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Gordonians ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- North of Scotland District
North and Midlands 		()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1967-72 Scotland 6 (0)

Ian McCrae (born 19 May 1941) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Scrum half. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Gordonians. [2] He played for the club for 4 different decades from 1959 to the 1980s. [3]

Provincial career

He played for North of Scotland District and North and Midlands. [4]

International career

He played for Scotland 6 times between 1967 and 1972. [5]

He was the first permitted substitute in international rugby union. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ian George McCrae". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ "StackPath". www.gordonianrfc.com.
  3. 1 2 "Allan Massie: "Spivvy" McCrae's six caps in six years typified Scots selectors' inconsistency". www.scotsman.com.
  4. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ian McCrae - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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