Chris Rea (rugby union)
| Birth name | Christopher William Wallace Rea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 October 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of St Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher William Wallace Rea (born 22 October 1943)[1] is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[2] He was capped 13 times for Scotland,[2] scoring three tries, including the winning try in the 1971 Calcutta Cup.
Rea toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions,[2] scoring three tries. At the time played club rugby for Headingley FC in Leeds having previously played for West of Scotland F.C.
Rea became a sports journalist, working for the BBC amongst others, and became Head of Marketing at the MCC[3] and then IRB Communications Manager in 2000.[4] He presented Rugby Special and also hosted the BBC's canoeing contest 'Paddles Up' during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1995 he moved to ITV to commentate on matches in the 1995 World Cup He is a former student of the University of St Andrews.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "MR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WALLACE REA". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame panel". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Howzat? Rugby headhunts from MCC". The Daily Telegraph. 22 June 2000. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Chris Rea". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Royal Bank of Scotland to sponsor Scottish Varsity match". Scottish Rugby News. 3 August 2015.
Notes
[edit]- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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