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1981 Scotland Rugby Union Tour Of New Zealand
The 1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played by the Scotland national rugby union team in New Zealand in May and June 1981. The Scotland team won five of their matches and lost the other three. They lost both international matches against the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks). Matches :''Scores and results list Scotland's points tally first.'' Touring party *Manager: Ken Smith *Assistant Manager: Jim Telfer *Captain: Andy Irvine Backs * Andy Irvine *Peter Dods *Steve Munro *Bruce Hay *Roger Baird *Richard Breakey * Alastair Cranston *Jim Renwick * John Rutherford * Ron Wilson *Roy Laidlaw * Gordon Hunter *Alan Lawson ''replacement during tour'' Forwards * Derek White *Iain Paxton *Peter Lillington * Jim Calder * Gordon Dickson * David Leslie * Bill Cuthbertson * Tom Smith *Alan Tomes *Jim Aitken *Gerry McGuinness *Iain Milne *Norrie Rowan *Colin Deans * Kenneth Lawrie References * Scotland rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland National Rugby Union Team
The Scotland national rugby union team represents Scotland in men's international rugby union and is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship and participates in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years. As of 4 December 2022, Scotland are 7th in the World Rugby Rankings. The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the Scottish rugby team played their first official test match, winning 1–0 against England at Raeburn Place. Scotland competed in the Five Nations from the inaugural tournament in 1883, winning it 14 times outright—including the last Five Nations in 1999—and sharing it another 8. In 2000 the competition accepted a sixth competitor, Italy, thus forming the Six Nations. Since this change, Scotland have yet to win the competition. The Rugby World Cup was introduced in 1987 and Scotland have competed in all nine competitions, the most recent being in 2019, where they failed to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Hunter (rugby Union, Born 1958)
Gordon Hunter (born 7 August 1958, in Hawick) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at scrum-half. Rugby Union career Amateur career Hunter went to Edinburgh's Royal High School but never played for Royal HSFP. He left Edinburgh and played for Selkirk RFC. Provincial career He played for South of Scotland District. He played for the Blues Trial side in 7 January 1984. He played for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland. International career He was capped four times by Scotland 'B' from 1981 to 1984. He was given four full senior caps for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... in the period 1984 to 1985. He was part of the Scotland squad that won the 1984 Five Nations Championship grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Laidlaw
Roy James Laidlaw (born 5 October 1953) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, pp145, 146 Rugby Union career Amateur career Much of his domestic rugby was played with Jed-Forest RFC, who were in the Scottish Second Division at the time.Massie, p164 Provincial career He played for the Scottish Borders club side. He was capped by South of Scotland District. International career Laidlaw came to prominence in the late 1970s due to a string of good performances for Scotland B, then managed by Jim Telfer. Although he was first capped against in 1980, he didn't become a regular until 1981. Amongst the highlights of his career, were his two tries in the Triple Crown decider in Dublin, and when he scored a long range solo try against .p 165 He was an international reserve for three seasons, before getting capped again in 1980. At the time, Dougie Morgan was holding down the scrum half position in the Scotland team, having displaced Alan Lawson. As Lawso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Wilson (rugby Union)
Ron Wilson (born 7 January 1954) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Fly half. Rugby Union career Amateur career He went to Fettes College and was described as having a 'strong and accurate kick' at fly-half. Wilson played for and captained London Scottish. Provincial career He played for the Anglo-Scots district. International career His first and only cap for Scotland 'B' came on 18 January 1975 against France 'B'. He had 9 full senior caps for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... from 1976 to 1983. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Ron 1954 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves London Scottish F.C. players Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rutherford (rugby Union)
John Young Rutherford (born 4 October 1955) is a former Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, p156 His regular playing position was Fly half. Rugby Union career Amateur career Rutherford played for Selkirk RFC, Selkirk. Rutherford was nicknamed Rud or Ruddie. Provincial career Rutherford was capped by South of Scotland rugby union team, South of Scotland. International career Rutherford gained 42 caps at Fly-half (rugby union), fly-half for Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland between 1979 and 1987. Richard Bath writes of him that: :"''Outside , perhaps only the Ireland national rugby union team, Irish pair of Tony Ward (rugby union), Tony Ward and Ollie Campbell were able to hold a candle to fly-half John Rutherford, the man who dominated Scottish back play for most of the 1980s... Deceptively quick and a natural athlete, he was able to boot the ball prodigious distances or beat a man one-on-one, seemingly at will. All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Renwick
Jim Renwick (born 12 February 1952) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Centre.Bath, p154 Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Hawick Harlequins and then moved to play for Hawick. Provincial career He played for South of Scotland. He played for Scotland Probables in 1975. International career He was capped by Scotland 'B' against France 'B' in 1971. He went on to earn 52 full senior caps for Scotland. Allan Massie thinks his 1981–82 international season was his best, and describes him as "an individualist rather than a link-man"Massie, p152 and that :"''Indeed, he was often at his most dangerous collecting bad ball, when his ability to accelerate from a standing start, jinking and weaving and ducking under tackles, enabled him to split defences whose wit was not as sharp as his. Renwick was also a fine and consistent place-kicker – although rarely used at international level – a good, if one-footed, kicker from hand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Cranston
Alastair Cranston is a Scottish National Party politician and a councillor on Scottish Borders Council for the Hawick and Denholm ward. He previously was a Scotland international rugby union player. Political career Born in Hawick on 11 December 1949, in the Borders Region, he was recruited by the SNP, after failing to win the Scottish Conservative nomination, to contest the Hawick and Denholm ward for the party in the 2012 Scottish Borders Council election. He polled 381 first preferences, and after transfers, secured the last seat in the ward on the sixth count at the expense of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. After the election the SNP formed a coalition administration with the Lib Dems and with Independents. He is a member of the following committees; Planning and Building Standards, Appeals Panel and Educational Appeals Panel. Rugby union career Amateur career He played for Hawick. Provincial career He was capped by South of Scotland District. International career H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Breakey
Richard Breakey (born 14 November 1956) is a former Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland in the 1978 Five Nations Championship, 1978 Five Nations tournament. Personal Breakey was educated at Fettes College and Durham University (Hatfield College, Durham, Hatfield College). His older brother Nigel (1955–2010) was an Anesthesiology, anaesthetist who played rugby for Scotland Schoolboys and Cambridge University. Rugby union career Amateur career He played for Gosforth Rugby Football Club, Gosforth. Provincial career He played for the Scottish Exiles (rugby union), Anglo-Scots district side. International career He was capped twice by Scotland B national rugby union team, Scotland 'B', from 1976 to 1978. Breakey made his first full senior cap and only test appearance for Scotland as a Fly-half in the 1978 Five Nations match against England national rugby union team, Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Baird
Roger Baird (born 12 April 1960 in Kelso, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Baird attended St. Mary's School, Melrose and Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. Both schools are noted for producing strong rugby players, and he went on to play scrum-half for the Scottish Schools team. He played for the full Kelso sevens team while still at Merchiston, collecting a Melrose winner's medal at 17. Bill McLaren considered him an exceptional sevens player. Provincial career Baird also played for the South of Scotland rugby union team. One odd feature of Baird's playing career was noted by Allan Massie: :"Extraordinarily he has not scored a try for Scotland, though he already holds the record number of tries for the South." International career Within two years he was capped by Scotland B winning his first 'B' cap on 1 December 1979 against Ireland 'B'; and he won the first of his full senior caps for Scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Hay
Bruce Hamilton Hay (23 May 1950 – 1 October 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Background Hay was born in Edinburgh and educated at Liberton High School. From there he went on to work as an engineer for the National Coal Board. Latterly he worked as a sales representative. Rugby Union career Amateur career Hay was a fullback. He started his rugby career at junior club Liberton, a team he captained at the age of 18, He then moved to play for Boroughmuir. He helped Boroughmuir win the Scottish Unofficial Championship in 1973; and was still in their side when they won the Melrose Sevens in 1976. Provincial career While still at Liberton he was capped by Edinburgh District. This was an astonishing feat for a junior club player and his tough tackling reputation was sealed. He carried on representing the district when he moved to Boroughmuir. International career It was when Hay moved to Boroughmuir in 1972 that he went on to gain international recogni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Munro (rugby Union)
Steve Munro (born 11 June 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Wing. Rugby Union career Amateur career Munro was described as a fast and powerful winger. He played for Ayr. He was Scotland's leading try scorer in the 1978-79 season with 36 tries, all bar one try scored with Ayr. He moved on to play for West of Scotland. Provincial career He played for Glasgow District against New Zealand in 1979,then for the Whites Trial side on 7 January 1984 in a 21 - 3 win,and for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland. International career He was first noticed by Scotland Schools and capped by them. He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play Ireland 'B' on 1 December 1979 and played in the Scotland 'B' side against France 'B' in the spring of 1980. He went on to receive 10 full senior caps for Scotland from 1980 to 1984. He scored two tries at Twickenham on 21 February 1981, although Scotland remained on the losing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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