Tommy McClung

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BornThomas McClung
(1933-02-14)14 February 1933
Died6 October 2020(2020-10-06) (aged 87)[1]
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Tommy McClung
BornThomas McClung
(1933-02-14)14 February 1933
Died6 October 2020(2020-10-06) (aged 87)[1]
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Cambridge, Emmanuel College
Rugby union career
Position 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 (14 February 1933 – 6 October 2020) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh.[2]

McClung played as a Centre.[3]

McClung was part of the Edinburgh Academicals squad that won the unofficial championship of Scotland in 1955-56 season.[4] He is renowned as an Accies post war great and is in the Edinburgh Academicals Hall of Fame.[5]

Provincial career

McClung was capped by Edinburgh District.[6][7][8] 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

Personal life

References

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