Robert Bruce (rugby union)
Robert Bruce (19 June 1922 – 16 June 2001) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Robert Mitchell Bruce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 June 2001 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Gordonians. He was the first Gordonians player to be capped for Scotland.[2]
Provincial career
Bruce was capped for North of Scotland District.[3]
He played for the combined North of Scotland District side (a defacto North and Midlands side) in their match against Australia in October 1947.[4]
He turned out for the Scotland Probables side on 20 December 1947.[5]
Administrative career
He was the North of Scotland district secretary for many years.[2]
Banking career
He joined Aberdeen Savings Bank at the age of 18, and became manager of their Stornoway branch in 1952.[2]
While in Stornoway he founded Stornoway RFC.[2]
References
- "Robert Mitchell Bruce". ESPN scrum.
- "Robert Bruce". HeraldScotland.
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19470929/094/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19471009/124/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19471222/070/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Bruce - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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