Ronnie Eriksson

Ronnie Eriksson

Born	Bo Ronald Sheehan Eriksson (1972-04-22) 22 April 1972 (age 53) Athlone, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Rugby union career
Position centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-1999 London Scottish Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Scottish Exiles International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-1997 Scotland 3 (3)

Ronnie Eriksson (born 22 April 1972) is a rugby union player who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played centre.

Early life

He was born in Athlone in Ireland. ^[1] He was educated at Merchiston Castle School and played rugby there. ^[2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played club rugby for London Scottish. ^[3]

Provincial and professional career

Eriksson's career straddles the amateur and professional era. He played for Scottish Exiles and won the 1994–95 Scottish Inter-District Championship with the side.

London Scottish turned professional in 1995.

Eriksson also played for Harlequins later in his career.

International career

Eriksson made his international debut against New Zealand at Dunedin as part of the 1996 Scotland tour. ^[4]

His last appearance was against England at Twickenham in 1997. ^[1] He had been selected for the 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania but withdrew because of injury. ^[5]

References

1. "Rugby: Player profile: Ronnie Eriksson, Scotland". ESPN . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Young ones full of promise". The Herald . 19 November 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
3. "Players: Ronnie Eriksson". London Scottish . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "Flurry of tries marks the new style of international rugby Brave, battling but in the end just not good enough". The Herald. 17 June 1996. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. "Rugby union: Eriksson and Nicol pull out of tour". The Independent . 13 May 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2015.