Ken Spence

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Ken Spence
Birth nameKenneth Magnus Spence
Date of birth(1929-11-21)21 November 1929
Date of death29 January 1989(1989-01-29) (aged 59) [1]
Place of death London, England
School Loretto School, Musselburgh
University Brasenose College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
London Scottish ()
– Oxford University ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
North of Scotland ()
- Scotland Possibles ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1953 Scotland 1 (0)

Ken Spence (21 November 1929 – 29 January 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Scrum-half. [2]

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Rugby union career

Amateur career

Spence played for London Scottish. [3]

In 1949, during a heatwave, in a London Scottish match against West of Scotland, Spence made the newspapers by having to be taken to hospital with sunstroke. He had a temperature of 103 degrees. [4]

He also played for Oxford University. [5]

Provincial career

He represented North of Scotland. He played for North against South Africa in 1951. [6]

He captained the Rest of Scotland Scotland Possibles side in an international trial match in 1952. [7]

International career

He was capped for Scotland once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rugby history Died today 29/01 in 1989 :... - Scotland v Ireland Rugby Match Tickets - Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kenneth Magnus Spence". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19530223/175/0011 . Retrieved 15 March 2017.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19490417/001/0001 . Retrieved 15 March 2017.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  6. ↑ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19511127/080/0005 . Retrieved 15 March 2017.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19521222/097/0009 . Retrieved 15 March 2017.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ken Spence - Test matches". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.


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