Bobby Clark (born 27 January 1944) is a former
Scotland
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rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
international player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for
Melville College.
He played for
Edinburgh Wanderers
Edinburgh Wanderers is a former rugby union club, founded in 1868. It was latterly a tenant of the Scottish Rugby Union, playing home fixtures at Murrayfield Stadium for nearly 75 years. In 1997 it merged with Murrayfield RFC to form Murrayfie ...
.
He also played
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
for the
Royal Navy
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.
Provincial career
He played for
Edinburgh District and captained the side. He was part of that season's squad that won the
Scottish Inter-District Championship
The Scottish Inter-District Championship is a rugby union competition between regional sides in Scotland. Established in 1953, the tournament went through several formats.
The Scottish Rugby Union confirmed in January 2023 that the Scottish In ...
in a play-off in the
1971-72 season, although he did not play in the play-off match.
International career
He was capped by
Scotland 'B' to play France 'B' in 1971.
He went on to play for
Scotland
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9 times. He scored a try in the 5 February 1972 match against Wales; although Scotland slumped to a 35-12 defeat in the match.
Academic career
He worked for many years as a Staff Tutor in the Faculty of Technology within the Open University.
References
1944 births
Living people
Rugby union players from Edinburgh
Scottish rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
Scotland 'B' international rugby union players
Royal Navy rugby union players
Edinburgh Wanderers RFC players
Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
Melville College FP players
Rugby union hookers
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