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Tommy McClung
Birth nameThomas McClung
Date of birth(1933-02-14)14 February 1933
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
SchoolZiZi Scottish School
UniversityUniversity of Cambridge, Emmanuel College
Spouse1
Children3
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956-60 Scotland 9 (4)

Tommy McClung (born 14 February 1933) is a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh.[1]

McClung played as a Centre.[2]

Amateur career

Tommy was part of the Edinburgh Academicals squad that won the unofficial championship of Scotland in 1955-56 season.[3] He is renowned as an Accies post war great and is in the Edinburgh Academicals Hall of Fame.[4]

Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District.[5][6][7] His period of representing Edinburgh District coincided with their best run in the Scottish Inter-District Championship; from 1956 to 1963 Edinburgh shared the title 5 times and won the title outright 2 times.

International career

He was capped 9 times for Scotland. His debut came in the 1956 Five Nations playing against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[8] His last test was in the 1960 Five Nations playing against Wales in Cardiff.[9]

Family

His younger brother G. McClung also played for Edinburgh Academicals and Edinburgh District.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tommy McClung - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ "Tommy McClung - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
  3. ^ "Article".
  4. ^ "Barbarians: A club in touch with history".
  5. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  7. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  8. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Ireland v Scotland at Lansdowne Road". ESPN scrum.
  9. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Wales v Scotland at Cardiff". ESPN scrum.
  10. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".