Laurie Gloag (30 October 1925 – 28 February 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Laurie Gloag
Birth nameLawrence Gjers Gloag
Date of birth(1925-10-30)30 October 1925
Place of birthStokesley, England
Date of death28 February 1984(1984-02-28) (aged 58)
Place of deathNorthallerton, England
UniversityTrinity College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1948
1948-50
1951-52
Middlesbrough
Cambridge University
Kelso
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Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949
1949
1951-52
Scotland Possibles
Scotland Probables
South of Scotland District
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 Scotland 4 (3)

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

  1. ^ "Lawrence Gjers Gloag". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19491203/079/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19480910/094/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19490110/130/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002784/19520806/079/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19490110/019/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19511106/083/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Laurie Gloag - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  9. ^ "Scotland v Wales". ESPN scrum.
  10. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002784/19520521/071/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19501127/055/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19491202/146/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)