Norman Munnoch

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Norman Munnoch
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Birth nameNorman McQueen Munnoch
Date of birth(1929-01-04)4 January 1929
Place of birth Polmont, Scotland
Date of death6 November 2023(2023-11-06) (aged 94)
Place of death Burlington, Ontario, Canada
School George Watson's College
University University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)Anaesthesiologist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1952 3 (0)

Norman McQueen Munnoch (4 January 1929 – 6 November 2023) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a hooker. [1]

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Rugby union career

Amateur career

Norman played for the Watsonians. [2]

He also played for the RAF rugby union team. [3]

Provincial career

Norman played for Edinburgh District in the 1950-51 Inter-City match against Glasgow District on 2 December 1950. Glasgow won the Inter-City 11 pts to 3 pts. [4]

Norman played for Edinburgh District in the 1951-52 Inter-City match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1951. Glasgow won the Inter-City 6 pts to 3 pts. [5]

International career

He was capped for Scotland three times in 1952, all of the caps coming in the Five Nations matches. [1] Norman was capped for the following matches:

  1. Scotland vs. France at Murrayfield (12 January 1952)
  2. Scotland vs. Wales at Cardiff (2 February 1952)
  3. Scotland vs. Ireland at Lansdowne Road (23 February 1952)

Death

Norman died on November, 6th, 2023 at the age of 94. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Norman McQueen Munnoch". ESPNscrum. ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. Royal Air Force Rugby Union. "RAF Rugby Union - History - 1950 - 1960". Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. "Splendid teamwork in Glasgow victory". The Glasgow Herald . 4 December 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. "Glasgow's narrow win in dull inter-city". The Glasgow Herald . 3 December 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. "Dr. Norman McQueen Munnoch". The Globe & Mail . Retrieved 10 November 2023 via Legacy.com.