Tony Stanger
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| Born | Anthony George Stanger 14 May 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University | University of Edinburgh (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Director at Stanger Pro Limited (2015–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony George Stanger (born 14 May 1968) is a Scottish former international rugby union player. With 24 international tries, he was Scotland's joint record try scorer, along with Ian Smith, until that record was broken by Stuart Hogg in November 2021.[2][1] His regular playing positions were Wing and Centre.
Stanger was born in Hawick in the Scottish Borders.[3] He attended university at the University of Edinburgh, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Sport Sciences – 1st Class Honours (1999).[2][4]
Rugby career
Stanger played rugby for Scotland at under 18, 19 and 21 levels. He went on the Scotland rugby team's tour of Japan.[5] He was selected to start for Scotland against Fiji in October 1989, without playing for the Scotland B side.[6] He scored the winning try in the 1990 Five Nations match against England to seal Scotland's third Grand Slam.[7][3][8] He played for Scotland at the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cups.
In 1997, Stanger was called up to replace Ieuan Evans, who was injured on tour with the British Lions in South Africa 1997, and Stanger gained one cap on the tour.
