Michael Hunter (born 24 April 1945) is a former

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

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Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District. He was part of the Glasgow side that shared the

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with

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. He played for Scotland Possibles on the trial match against the

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side on 11 January 1975. He replaced Jordanhill's Andy Dougall in the centre. It was a strange trial; instead of playing 2 halves of 40 minutes, they played 3 thirds of 30 minutes each. In the first third, Hunter scored a try; and at the end of that third the Possibles were leading 6-0. The Probables came back into the match, but the Possibles ultimately took a rare victory, by 19 points to 16 points, in the fixture.

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' twice, between 1971 and 1972, both times against France 'B'. He received a full senior cap for

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, against France in the Five Nations Championship. It was his only cap. He went on the

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tour of Bermuda in 1974.

References

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