| Birth name | Stephen Munro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 June 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Munro (born 11 June 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Wing. [2]
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]
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]
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 Wales 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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