Brian Shillinglaw
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| Full name | Robert Brian Shillinglaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1939[1] Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 October 2007 (aged 68)[1] Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Brian Shillinglaw, nicknamed "Shill", (1 July 1939 – 17 October 2007) was a Scottish rugby union and rugby league player.[2] Shillinglaw served with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[3]
Playing career
Rugby union
He was capped five times for Scotland in 1960-61.[2] He also played for Gala RFC,[2] for whom he played sixty five times, scoring fourteen tries.[4]
Rugby league
Shillinglaw transferred to Whitehaven in 1961.[2] He was then signed by Wigan in 1962 for a transfer fee of £5,500. He went on to score 25 tries in 42 appearances for Wigan.[5] Shillinglaw also played for Leigh.[4]
Personal life
Shillinglaw was a bricklayer by trade, and was offered the sum of £5,000 to defect to rugby league for Whitehaven in 1961.[4]
Death
Shillinglaw died in Borders General Hospital, aged 68.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Brian Shillinglaw". Herald Scotland. Herald & Times Group. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Bath, Richard (2007). The Scotland rugby miscellany. London: VSP. p. 88. ISBN 1-905326-24-6.
- ^ "Army Rugby Union ~ International Caps". armyrugbyunion.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "The code-jumper who left his heart in Gala". The Southern Reporter. Johnston Press. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ Latham, Michael; Gate, Robert (1992). They played for Wigan. Adlington: Mike R.L. p. 24. ISBN 978-0951609828.
External links
- Profile on ESPN
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