Birth name | Robert Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 July 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 March 1995 | (aged 64)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bob Gordon (25 July 1930 – 21 March 1995) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Gordon played as a Wing. [1]
Wilson played for Edinburgh Wanderers. [2]
Gordon played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1950–51 season's Inter-City match.
Glasgow won the Inter-City match 11 - 3, the start of a run of 3 wins in the fixture. Despite the loss, The Glasgow Herald noted improvement in Gordon's game: 'There is less desperation in the play of Gordon than there was a year ago and his strong running and coolness in difficult situations almost produced two tries from poor chances.' [3]
He was capped for Scotland 6 times between 1951 and 1953, playing in 6 Five Nations matches. [4]
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Date of birth | 25 July 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 March 1995 | (aged 64)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bob Gordon (25 July 1930 – 21 March 1995) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Gordon played as a Wing. [1]
Wilson played for Edinburgh Wanderers. [2]
Gordon played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1950–51 season's Inter-City match.
Glasgow won the Inter-City match 11 - 3, the start of a run of 3 wins in the fixture. Despite the loss, The Glasgow Herald noted improvement in Gordon's game: 'There is less desperation in the play of Gordon than there was a year ago and his strong running and coolness in difficult situations almost produced two tries from poor chances.' [3]
He was capped for Scotland 6 times between 1951 and 1953, playing in 6 Five Nations matches. [4]