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Full name | Norman James Mottram | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | June 30, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
University | University of Glasgow University of Denver | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Business executive [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Norman James Mottram (born June 30, 1959) is a Scottish-born American former international rugby union player.
Born in Glasgow, Mottram was a tighthead prop who played his rugby in his native Scotland until relocating to the United States in the mid-1980s, where he linked up with Colorado club Boulder RFC. [2]
Mottram gained nine international caps competing for the United States during the early 1990s and was a member of the team at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, playing matches against the All Blacks and England. [3]
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