Robert Finlay (rugby union)

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Robert Finlay
Birth nameRobert Finlay
Date of birth(1923-04-09)9 April 1923
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death8 October 1979(1979-10-08) (aged 56)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Watsonians ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1948 Scotland 1 (0)

Robert Finlay (9 April 1923 – 8 October 1979) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Finlay played for Watsonians. [2]

Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District to play against Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1947. [2]

International career

He was capped once for Scotland in 1948. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Robert Finlay". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Finlay - Test matches". ESPN scrum.


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