Steve Munro (rugby union)

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Steve Munro
Birth nameStephen Munro
Date of birth (1958-06-11) 11 June 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Ayr ()
West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow District ()
1984 Whites Trial ()
1986 Combined Scottish Districts ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland U16
1979-80 Scotland 'B' 2 (0)
1980-84 Scotland 10 (8)

Steve Munro (born 11 June 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Wing. [2]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Munro was described as a fast and powerful winger. [3]

He played for Ayr. [4] He was Scotland's leading try scorer in the 1978-79 season with 36 tries, all bar one try scored with Ayr. [5]

He moved on to play for West of Scotland. [6]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District [7] against New Zealand in 1979, [5] then for the Whites Trial side on 7 January 1984 in a 21 - 3 win, [8] and for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland. [9]

International career

He was first noticed by Scotland Schools and capped by them. [5]

He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play Ireland 'B' on 1 December 1979 and played in the Scotland 'B' side against France 'B' in the spring of 1980. [4]

He went on to receive 10 full senior caps for Scotland from 1980 to 1984. [10] He scored two tries at Twickenham on 21 February 1981, although Scotland remained on the losing side. [11] His last cap against France in 1984 came after an international absence of two years, but his performance for Whites Trial earlier that year ensured his selection. [12]

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References

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  2. "Stephen Munro". ESPN scrum.
  3. "Register" . Retrieved March 16, 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. 1 2 3 "Register" . Retrieved March 16, 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Register" . Retrieved March 16, 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  8. "Register" . Retrieved March 16, 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  10. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Steve Munro - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  11. "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
  12. "Register" . Retrieved March 16, 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.