Birth name | Thomas McClung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 February 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 October 2020[1] | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tommy McClung (14 February 1933 – 6 October 2020) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh. [2]
McClung played as a Centre. [3]
McClung was part of the Edinburgh Academicals squad that won the unofficial championship of Scotland in 1955-56 season. [4] He is renowned as an Accies post war great and is in the Edinburgh Academicals Hall of Fame. [5]
McClung was capped by Edinburgh District. [6] [7] [8] His period of representing Edinburgh District coincided with their best run in the Scottish Inter-District Championship; from 1956 to 1963 Edinburgh shared the title 5 times and won the title outright 2 times.
McClung was capped 9 times for Scotland. His debut came in the 1956 Five Nations playing against Ireland at Lansdowne Road. [9] His last test was in the 1960 Five Nations playing against Wales in Cardiff. [10]
McClung's younger brother G. McClung also played for Edinburgh Academicals and Edinburgh District. [11]
McClung died in October 2020 at the age of 87.
Birth name | Thomas McClung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 February 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 October 2020[1] | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tommy McClung (14 February 1933 – 6 October 2020) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh. [2]
McClung played as a Centre. [3]
McClung was part of the Edinburgh Academicals squad that won the unofficial championship of Scotland in 1955-56 season. [4] He is renowned as an Accies post war great and is in the Edinburgh Academicals Hall of Fame. [5]
McClung was capped by Edinburgh District. [6] [7] [8] His period of representing Edinburgh District coincided with their best run in the Scottish Inter-District Championship; from 1956 to 1963 Edinburgh shared the title 5 times and won the title outright 2 times.
McClung was capped 9 times for Scotland. His debut came in the 1956 Five Nations playing against Ireland at Lansdowne Road. [9] His last test was in the 1960 Five Nations playing against Wales in Cardiff. [10]
McClung's younger brother G. McClung also played for Edinburgh Academicals and Edinburgh District. [11]
McClung died in October 2020 at the age of 87.