Christopher William Wallace Rea (born 22 October 1943) is a former

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international

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player. He was capped 13 times for Scotland, scoring three tries, including the winning try in the 1971

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. Rea toured

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in 1971 with the

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, scoring three tries. At the time played club rugby for Headingley FC in Leeds having previously played for

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Rea became a sports journalist, working for the BBC amongst others, and became Head of Marketing at the MCC and then IRB Communications Manager in 2000. He also hosted the BBC's canoeing contest 'Paddles Up' during the 1980s and early 1990s. He is a former student of the

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* Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) 1943 births Living people Alumni of the University of St Andrews British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Dundee HSFP players People educated at the High School of Dundee Rugby union centres Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players University of St Andrews RFC players West of Scotland FC players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub