Ronald Stevenson (rugby union)

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Ronald Stevenson
Birth nameRonald Cochran Stevenson
Date of birth(1873-07-25)25 July 1873
Place of birth South Shields, England
Date of death12 February 1934(1934-02-12) (aged 60)
Place of death Tynemouth, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Northumberland ()
– London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1898 Anglo-Scots ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1897-99 Scotland 6 (0)

Ronald Stevenson (25 July 1873 – 12 February 1934) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He started by playing for Northumberland. [2]

Stevenson played rugby union for London Scottish. [3]

Provincial career

He played for the Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1898 in their match against South of Scotland District. He scored a try in the match, which the Anglo-Scots won by 5 points to 4 points. [2]

He was unable to travel to the Cities District versus Provinces District match on 14 January 1899 but his form meant selection for the international side was still considered. [4]

International career

Stevenson was capped 6 times by Scotland from 1897 to 1899. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ronald Cochran Stevenson". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  4. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ronald Stevenson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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