Ken Spence

Ken Spence (21 November 1929 – 29 January 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Scrum-half.[2]

Ken Spence
Birth nameKenneth Magnus Spence
Date of birth(1929-11-21)21 November 1929
Date of death29 January 1989(1989-01-29) (aged 59)[1]
Place of deathLondon, England
SchoolLoretto School, Musselburgh
UniversityBrasenose College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- North of Scotland
Scotland Possibles
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953 1 (0)

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Spence played for London Scottish.[3]

In 1949, during a heatwave, in a London Scottish match against West of Scotland, Spence made the newspapers by having to be taken to hospital with sunstroke. He had a temperature of 103 degrees.[4]

He also played for Oxford University.[5]

Provincial career

He represented North of Scotland. He played for North against South Africa in 1951.[6]

He captained the Rest of Scotland Scotland Possibles side in an international trial match in 1952.[7]

International career

He was capped for Scotland once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February.[8]

References

  1. "Rugby history Died today 29/01 in 1989 :... - Scotland v Ireland Rugby Match Tickets - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. "Kenneth Magnus Spence". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19530223/175/0011. Retrieved 15 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19490417/001/0001. Retrieved 15 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  6. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19511127/080/0005. Retrieved 15 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19521222/097/0009. Retrieved 15 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ken Spence - Test matches". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.


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