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Malcolm Swan
Birth nameMalcolm William Swan
Date of birth (1934-12-04) 4 December 1934 (age 89)
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
SchoolFettes College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1957
1958-
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1957
1957
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1958-59 Scotland 8 (0)

Malcolm Swan (born 4 December 1934) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He went to Fettes College and captained their 1st XV rugby side. He left the college at Christmas 1954.[2]

He played for Oxford University, gaining his blue in 1957.[3]

He then moved on to London Scottish.[3] He made his debut for Scottish against London Welsh in January 1958.[4]

Provincial career

He played for Whites Trial against Blues Trial on 14 December 1957.[5]

He was said to impress in that match and that aided his selection for Scotland Probables in the final trial match against Scotland Possibles on 28 December 1957.[6]

International career

He was capped 8 times for Scotland between 1958–1959.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Malcolm William Swan". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ "Register". Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Malcolm Swan - Test matches". ESPN scrum.