Английская Википедия:Gordon Strachan (rugby union)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other people Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox rugby biography Gordon Matthew Strachan (16 November 1947 – 3 May 2016) was a Scottish rugby union player who was capped five times by his country.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Strachan was born in 1947 in Littlemill, Ayrshire.[1] After leaving Ayr Academy, he played rugby for Ayr RFC and then Jordanhill College.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District.[3]

International career

While a Jordanhill player, he played five times for Scotland at number 8, his first appearance being in the match against England in March 1971.[1] He received his final cap against Presidents XV in 1973.[1] He returned to Ayr in the late 1970s, when he captained the team, and after retiring from playing, coached Ayr, taking them from the third division to the first.[2] He later worked as a P.E. teacher at Kyle Academy in Ayr.[4]

Family

His daughter Shonagh was a member of girl band Lemonescent in the 2000s.[5]

Death

He died on 3 May 2016, aged 68, after suffering from cardiac amyloidosis.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 "Gordon Strachan", ESPN, retrieved 2010-12-04
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 "History of Ayr Rugby Club Шаблон:Webarchive", ayrrugbyclub.co.uk, retrieved 2010-12-04
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1eo9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6131%2C5746583
  4. ↑ Oswald, Nick (2003) "Caught in Time: Scotland’s rugby team, 1973", Sunday Times, 9 November 2003, retrieved 2010-12-04
  5. ↑ Smith, Ken & Belcher, David (2003) "The Diary: Strip Show", Glasgow Herald, 29 August 2003, p. 20
  6. ↑ Vallance, Matt (2016) "Obituary - Gordon Strachan, rugby international capped five times for Scotland", Glasgow Herald, 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016
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