| Birth name | Lawrence Gjers Gloag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 October 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stokesley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 February 1984 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Northallerton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurie Gloag (30 October 1925 – 28 February 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Laurie Gloag, along with his brother Ian, went to Oundle School.[2]
He played for Middlesbrough.[3]
He played rugby union for Cambridge University, when he went to university at Trinity College.[4]
He joined Kelso in 1951. He was nominated for the vice-captaincy in early 1952 but declined as he expected to leave Kelso in October that year.[5]
Provincial career
He started for the Scotland Possibles side in January 1949, but after a good performance in the first half was promoted to the Scotland Probables side in the second half.[6]
When he joined Kelso, he then turned out for South of Scotland District.[7]
International career
He was capped for Scotland 4 times, all in 1949.[8] He scored one try, against Wales.[9]
Cricket career
He played cricket for Kelso Cricket club.[10]
Family
His father was Ernest Richardson Gloag and his mother Olga Gjers Gjers.
They had sons Laurie and Ian Sadler Gloag. Ian also played rugby union for Middlesbrough, Cambridge University, [11] as well as the Royal Signals and Yorkshire.[12]
Laurie Gloag married Anne Clinkard in June 1962.
References
- ↑ "Lawrence Gjers Gloag". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19491203/079/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19480910/094/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19490110/130/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002784/19520806/079/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19490110/019/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19511106/083/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Laurie Gloag - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ "Scotland v Wales". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002784/19520521/071/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19501127/055/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19491202/146/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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