Laurie Gloag (30 October 1925 – 28 February 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Birth name | Lawrence Gjers Gloag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 October 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stokesley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 28 February 1984 | (aged 58)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Northallerton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
Laurie Gloag, along with his brother Ian, went to Oundle School.[2]
He played for Middlesbrough.[3]
He played rugby union for Cambridge University, when he went to university at Trinity College.[4]
He joined Kelso in 1951. He was nominated for the vice-captaincy in early 1952 but declined as he expected to leave Kelso in October that year.[5]
Provincial career edit
He started for the Scotland Possibles side in January 1949, but after a good performance in the first half was promoted to the Scotland Probables side in the second half.[6]
When he joined Kelso, he then turned out for South of Scotland District.[7]
International career edit
He was capped for Scotland 4 times, all in 1949.[8] He scored one try, against Wales.[9]
Cricket career edit
He played cricket for Kelso Cricket club.[10]
Family edit
His father was Ernest Richardson Gloag and his mother Olga Gjers Gjers.
They had sons Laurie and Ian Sadler Gloag. Ian also played rugby union for Middlesbrough, Cambridge University, [11] as well as the Royal Signals and Yorkshire.[12]
Laurie Gloag married Anne Clinkard in June 1962.
References edit
- ^ "Lawrence Gjers Gloag". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19491203/079/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Laurie Gloag - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Scotland v Wales". ESPN scrum.
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