Spence McTavish (born 25 August 1948) is a Canadian

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player. He played in 22 matches for the

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from 1970 to 1987, including two matches at the

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. He was nicknamed "Spike". In 1992, he became the assistant coach of the

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, for which he previously played, replacing Barry Leigh.In 1997, he became the director of rugby of his former club, a position he held until 2014. He also played for

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between 1980 (in which he was player-coach) and 1986. He later coached Canada sevens between 1995 and 1997.

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