Ronnie Eriksson
Ronnie Eriksson (born 22 April 1972) is a rugby union player who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played centre.
| Birth name | Bo Ronald Sheehan Eriksson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Athlone, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Sophia Eriksson,Helena Eriksson,Angus Eriksson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
He was born in Athlone in Ireland.[1] He was educated at Merchiston Castle School and played rugby there.[2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played club rugby for London Scottish.[3]
Provincial and professional career
Eriksson's career straddles the amateur and professional era. He played for Scottish Exiles and won the 1994–95 Scottish Inter-District Championship with the side.
London Scottish turned professional in 1995.
He also had a career with Harlequins
International career
Eriksson made his international debut against New Zealand at Dunedin as part of the 1996 Scotland tour.[4]
His last appearance was against England at Twickenham in 1997.[1] He had been selected for the 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania but withdrew because of injury.[5]
References
- "Rugby: Player profile: Ronnie Eriksson, Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- "Young ones full of promise". The Herald. 19 November 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- "Players: Ronnie Eriksson". London Scottish. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- "Flurry of tries marks the new style of international rugby Brave, battling but in the end just not good enough". The Herald. 17 June 1996. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- "Rugby union: Eriksson and Nicol pull out of tour". The Independent. 13 May 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2015.