Ken Dalgleish

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Ken Dalgleish
Birth nameKenneth James Dalgleish
Date of birth(1931-06-07)7 June 1931
Place of birth Myanmar
Date of death7 April 1974(1974-04-07) (aged 42)
Place of death Texas, United States
University Cambridge University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Edinburgh Wanderers ()
– Cambridge University ()
– Panmure ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1951-53 Scotland 4 (0)

Ken Dalgleish (7 June 1931 – 7 April 1974) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a Wing. [1]

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Rugby career

Amateur career

Dalgleish played for Edinburgh Wanderers. [2] He also played rugby for Cambridge University. [2]

He was to later play for Panmure. [3]

Provincial career

Dalgleish played for Edinburgh District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He played against North and Midlands and South in the 1954-55 championship. [4] [5]

He played against South the following season. [6]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 4 times between 1951 and 1953, all 4 caps in Five Nations matches. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kenneth James Dalgleish".
  2. 1 2 The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ↑ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000775/19550917/098/0006.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  7. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ken Dalgleish - Test matches".
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