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Gordon Hunter (rugby union, born 1958)

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Gordon Hunter
Birth nameIain Gordon Hunter
Date of birth (1958-08-07) 7 August 1958 (age 65)
Place of birthHawick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Selkirk ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
1984
1986
South of Scotland District
Blues Trial
Combined Scottish Districts
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1981-84
1984-85
Scotland 'B'
Scotland
4
4
(0)
(0)

Gordon Hunter (born 7 August 1958, in Hawick) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He played at scrum-half.[2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Hunter went to Edinburgh's Royal High School but never played for Royal HSFP.[3]

He left Edinburgh and played for Selkirk RFC.[2]

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District.[2]

He played for the Blues Trial side in 7 January 1984.[4]

He played for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland.[5]

International career

He was capped four times by Scotland 'B' from 1981 to 1984.

He was given four full senior caps for Scotland in the period 1984 to 1985.[6]

He was part of the Scotland squad that won the 1984 Five Nations Championship grand slam.[7]

He played for the Barbarians in 1983.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Iain Gordon Hunter". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b c "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ "Rugby First XV 1974 – 1975 – The Royal High School Club in London".
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19860303&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Gordon Hunter - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. ^ Hoggan, Bryan (7 February 2020). "Calcutta Cup memories for Past Selkirk players". Explore Selkirk.
  8. ^ "Gordon Hunter of Selkirk and Barbarians in action against East..." Getty Images.