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Norman Munnoch

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Norman Munnoch
Birth nameNorman McQueen Munnoch
Date of birth(1929-01-04)4 January 1929
Place of birthPolmont, Scotland
Date of death6 November 2023(2023-11-06) (aged 94)
Place of deathBurlington, Ontario, Canada
SchoolGeorge Watson's College
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)Anaesthesiologist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Watsonians ()
RAFRU ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1952 Scotland 3 (0)

Norman McQueen Munnoch (4 January 1929 – 6 November 2023) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a hooker.[1]

Rugby union career

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Amateur career

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Norman played for the Watsonians.[2]

He also played for the RAF rugby union team.[3]

Provincial career

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Norman played for Edinburgh District in the 1950-51 Inter-City match against Glasgow District on 2 December 1950. Glasgow won the Inter-City 11 pts to 3 pts.[4]

Norman played for Edinburgh District in the 1951-52 Inter-City match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1951. Glasgow won the Inter-City 6 pts to 3 pts.[5]

International career

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He was capped for Scotland three times in 1952, all of the caps coming in the Five Nations matches.[1] Norman was capped for the following matches:

  1. Scotland vs. France at Murrayfield (12 January 1952)
  2. Scotland vs. Wales at Cardiff (2 February 1952)
  3. Scotland vs. Ireland at Lansdowne Road (23 February 1952)

Death

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Norman died on November, 6th, 2023 at the age of 94.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Norman McQueen Munnoch". ESPNscrum. ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ Royal Air Force Rugby Union. "RAF Rugby Union - History - 1950 - 1960". Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Splendid teamwork in Glasgow victory". The Glasgow Herald. 4 December 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Glasgow's narrow win in dull inter-city". The Glasgow Herald. 3 December 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Dr. Norman McQueen Munnoch". The Globe & Mail. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Legacy.com.