Birth name | Brian Maxwell Simmers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 February 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Maxwell Simmers (born 26 February 1940, Glasgow) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
He played for Glasgow Academicals. [1]
He played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.
He was capped seven times between 1967 and 1971 for Scotland. [1]
He was the son of Bill "Max" Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland. [1] and tennis player Gwen Sterry. His grandmother was Charlotte Cooper who won five women's singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and two gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Birth name | Brian Maxwell Simmers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 February 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Maxwell Simmers (born 26 February 1940, Glasgow) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
He played for Glasgow Academicals. [1]
He played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.
He was capped seven times between 1967 and 1971 for Scotland. [1]
He was the son of Bill "Max" Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland. [1] and tennis player Gwen Sterry. His grandmother was Charlotte Cooper who won five women's singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and two gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics.