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Laurie Gloag

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Laurie Gloag
Birth nameLawrence Gjers Gloag
Date of birth(1925-10-30)30 October 1925
Place of birthStokesley, England
Date of death28 February 1984(1984-02-28) (aged 58)
Place of deathNorthallerton, England
UniversityTrinity College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1948 Middlesbrough ()
1948-50 Cambridge University ()
1951-52 Kelso ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 Scotland Possibles ()
1949 Scotland Probables ()
1951-52 South of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 Scotland 4 (3)

Laurie Gloag (30 October 1925 – 28 February 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Laurie Gloag, along with his brother Ian, went to Oundle School.[2]

He played for Middlesbrough.[3]

He played rugby union for Cambridge University, when he went to university at Trinity College.[4]

He joined Kelso in 1951. He was nominated for the vice-captaincy in early 1952 but declined as he expected to leave Kelso in October that year.[5]

Provincial career

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He started for the Scotland Possibles side in January 1949, but after a good performance in the first half was promoted to the Scotland Probables side in the second half.[6]

When he joined Kelso, he then turned out for South of Scotland District.[7]

International career

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He was capped for Scotland 4 times, all in 1949.[8] He scored one try, against Wales.[9]

Cricket career

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He played cricket for Kelso Cricket club.[10]

Family

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His father was Ernest Richardson Gloag and his mother Olga Gjers Gjers.

They had sons Laurie and Ian Sadler Gloag. Ian also played rugby union for Middlesbrough, Cambridge University,[11] as well as the Royal Signals and Yorkshire.[12]

Laurie Gloag married Anne Clinkard in June 1962.

References

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  1. ^ "Lawrence Gjers Gloag". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19491203/079/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19480910/094/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19490110/130/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002784/19520806/079/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19490110/019/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19511106/083/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Laurie Gloag - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  9. ^ "Scotland v Wales". ESPN scrum.
  10. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002784/19520521/071/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19501127/055/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19491202/146/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)