Colin McLeod Telfer (born 26 February 1947, in
Hawick
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at scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010 is a former
Scotland
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international
rugby union
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player. He played at fly-half.
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He went to the Royal High School in Edinburgh, but did not go on to play for Royal HSFP
Royal High School Former Pupils was a former Edinburgh rugby union club; but the club was re-formed as Barnton RFC and is now known as Royal High RFC.
Royal HSFP was a founder member of the Scottish Rugby Union, the second oldest national gove ...
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He instead played for Hawick
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.[Jones, p43,4]
Provincial career
He played for South of Scotland District and captained the side.
International career
He was capped seventeen times for Scotland
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between 1968 and 1976.
Coaching career
He was Head Coach of Scotland
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in 1984.
References
Bibliography
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* Bath, Richard ed (2007). ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany.'' Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. .
* Jones, J.R. (1976). ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football.'' Robert Hale, London, .
1947 births
Living people
Hawick RFC players
Hawick Trades players
People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh
Rugby union players from Hawick
Scotland international rugby union players
Scotland national rugby union team coaches
Scottish rugby union players
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