Ian Forsyth
| Birth name | Ian William Forsyth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 July 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Daniel Stewart's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Stewart Forsyth, Nicola Forsyth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian William Forsyth (born 4 July 1946) is a Scottish former rugby union player who won six international caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played at Centre.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Ian Forsyth was born on 4 July 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] He was educated at Daniel Stewart's College and played for the school XV from 1962–64.[2]
Forsyth made more than 370 appearances for the Stewart's College FP 1st XV.[2]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in three games in the 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[2]
International career
Forsyth's debut for Scotland was against New Zealand at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on 16 December 1972.[3] He played all four matches in the 1973 Five Nations Championship. He scored a try in Scotland's home victory against Ireland.[4]
His last appearance for Scotland was against the President's XV at Murrayfield on 31 March 1973.[5]
Sevens career
He was also an accomplished sevens player[6] and by 1980 had winners medals from all the tournaments held in the Borders.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ian Forsyth: Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Club history". www.stewmelrugby.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (18 December 1972). "Injury time tries by New Zealand harsh blows to Scotland's spirited XV". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (26 February 1973). "Triple crown is only one match away for Scots". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (2 April 1972). "Irvine inspires Scots to centenary win". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Melrose Sevens put a spring in the step of Scottish rugby". The Scotsman. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2017.