Ian Swan

Ian Swan
Birth name John Spence Swan
Date of birth (1930-07-14)14 July 1930
Place of birth St Andrews, Scotland
Date of death 18 September 2004(2004-09-18) (aged 74)
Place of death St Andrews, Scotland
School Madras College
University University of St Andrews
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
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National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953-58
17 (3)

Ian Swan (14 July 1930 – 18 September 2004) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Wing.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played rugby at Madras College, his school.[2]

Moving to University, he played rugby for St. Andrews University.[2]

After university Swan joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in the army. He played for the Army Rugby Union side.[3]

Swan played for London Scottish.[3]

In the 1950s the Scotland selectors only considered selection for the national team if the players played in Scotland or for London Scottish.[4] Yet Swan moved to play for the Leicester Tigers.[3]

Swan then played for Coventry.[5][6]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 17 times from 1953 to 1958.[7]

In 1955 he turned down an opportunity to play for the British and Irish Lions.[2]

Administration

Swan became a Vice President of Hawick then Jedforest.[8]

Other sports

Tennis

Swan won a Scottish mixed doubles title.[8] He represented the South of Scotland at tennis.[2]

Golf

A keen golfer, he was a member of the Royal and Ancient Club in St Andrews from 1963. He won the Queen Victoria Jubilee Vase in 1985.[8]

He was also a member of the Villeneuve-Sur-Lot golf club in France.[8]

Athletics

He represented the Army at athletics.[2]

Business

He became a Director at Pringle in Hawick.[8]

He later launched Kall-Kwik.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "John Spence Swan".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club".
  3. 1 2 3 The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  4. ↑ Barnes, David; Burns, Peter; Griffiths, John (19 January 2016). "Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland". Birlinn Ltd – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "London Scottish FC".
  6. ↑ Reid, By Alasdair. "Murray doubtful for Scotland Test after surgery".
  7. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ian Swan - Test matches".
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JS 'Ian' Swan".
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