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Bob Gordon (rugby union)

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Bob Gordon
Birth nameRobert Gordon
Date of birth(1930-07-25)25 July 1930
Date of death21 March 1995(1995-03-21) (aged 64)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh Wanderers ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951-53 Scotland 6 (6)

Bob Gordon (25 July 1930 – 21 March 1995) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Gordon played as a Wing.[1]

Rugby career

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Amateur career

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Wilson played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2]

Provincial career

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Gordon played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1950–51 season's Inter-City match.

Glasgow won the Inter-City match 11 - 3, the start of a run of 3 wins in the fixture. Despite the loss, The Glasgow Herald noted improvement in Gordon's game: 'There is less desperation in the play of Gordon than there was a year ago and his strong running and coolness in difficult situations almost produced two tries from poor chances.'[3]

International career

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He was capped for Scotland 6 times between 1951 and 1953, playing in 6 Five Nations matches.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Gordon".
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Gordon - Test matches".