Gibbie Abercrombie

Gibbie Abercrombie (9 May 1928 – 23 August 1992) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Gibbie Abercrombie
Birth nameJames Gilbert Abercrombie
Date of birth(1928-05-09)9 May 1928
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death23 August 1992(1992-08-23) (aged 64)
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh University ()
- Heriots ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950 Edinburgh District ()
1950 Blues Trial ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949-50 Scotland 7 (3)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Abercrombie played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[2]

He then moved to play for Heriots.[3]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Northumberland on 27 September 1950.[4]

He played for the Blues Trial side against Whites Trial in 1950.[5]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 7 times in the period 1949-1950. He scored one try against England at Murrayfield in 1950, his last cap for Scotland.[6][7]

Medical career

After he graduated from Edinburgh University as a doctor, he moved to the north shore of Auckland in New Zealand where he became a G.P.[8]

References

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