Ron Glasgow

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Ronnie Glasgow
Birth nameRonald James Cunningham Glasgow
Date of birth (1930-11-05) 5 November 1930 (age 91)
Place of birthScotland
Notable relative(s) Cammie Glasgow, son
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-
 ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District
North and Midlands 		6
21		 ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1962-65
 10 (9)

Ronnie Glasgow OBE was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Dunfermline, [1] and Gordonians, as well as Jordanhill and Haddington.

Allan Massie stated:

"It was his misfortune to play for unfashionable clubs: Jordanhill College, Gordonians and Dunfermline. I have no doubt that had he played for Hawick or Gala or one of the big city clubs he would have represented his country more often." [2]

Provincial career

He was to represent two district sides. He played 21 times for North and Midlands and 6 times for Glasgow District. [3]

International career

He was capped ten times between 1962 and 1965 for Scotland. [1]

Allan Massie considers that:

"Ron Glasgow was the most under-capped Scottish forward, winning only ten caps between 1962 and 1965... Glasgow's performance at Cardiff [in 1962] alone should have ensured him of a long reign at open-side wing-forward. [2]

Glasgow's try was the first Scottish one in Cardiff for 27 years. [4]

Robin Lind (Harry?!) who played for Dunfermline and North and Midlands said "never, ever did I think my team would lose when Ron Glasgow played for us. And very seldom we did." [2]

Personal life

He was the father of Cammie Glasgow, who was also capped for Scotland. [1]

He was PE teacher at Dollar Academy and head of the school cadet force. [2] He was appointed OBE in the 1990 New Year Honours for his service with the Territorial Army/

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References

Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)
  2. McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN   0-09-173875-X)
  3. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN   0-904919-84-6)


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