Ronnie Eriksson

Ronnie Eriksson

Birth name	Bo Ronald Sheehan Eriksson
Date of birth	(1972-04-22) 22 April 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Athlone, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) 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.

He also had a career with Harlequins

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.