Spence McTavish

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Spence McTavish
Date of birth (1948-08-25) 25 August 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– UBC Old Boys Ravens ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1970–1987 Canada 22 (23)

Spence McTavish (born 25 August 1948) is a Canadian rugby union player. [1] He played in 22 matches for the Canada national rugby union team from 1970 to 1987, including two matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. [2] He was nicknamed "Spike". [3]

In 1992, he became the assistant coach of the UBC Old Boys Ravens, for which he previously played, replacing Barry Leigh.In 1997, he became the director of rugby of his former club, a position he held until 2014. [4]

He also played for Canada sevens between 1980 (in which he was player-coach) and 1986. He later coached Canada sevens between 1995 and 1997. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Spence McTavish". The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Spence McTavish". ESPN. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Spence McTavish". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Spence McTavish retires after nearly three decades of service to UBC". University of British Columbia Athletics. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ↑ since 2005, Serving the BC Rugby community. "Canada 7s History". www.bcrugbynews.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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