Ken Spence

Ken Spence
Birth name Kenneth Magnus Spence
Date of birth (1929-11-21)21 November 1929
Date of death 29 January 1989(1989-01-29) (aged 59)[1]
Place of death London, England
School Loretto School, Musselburgh
University Brasenose College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
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()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- North of Scotland ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953
1 (0)

Ken Spence (21 November 1929 – 29 January 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Scrum-half.[2]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Spence played for London Scottish.[3]

In 1949, during a heatwave, in a London Scottish match against West of Scotland, Spence made the newspapers by having to be taken to hospital with sunstroke. He had a temperature of 103 degrees.[4]

He also played for Oxford University.[5]

Provincial career

He represented North of Scotland. He played for North against South Africa in 1951.[6]

International career

He captained the Rest of Scotland side in an international trial match in 1952.[7]

He was capped for Scotland once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on the 28 February.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby history Died today 29/01 in 1989 :... - Scotland v Ireland Rugby Match Tickets - Facebook".
  2. ↑ "Kenneth Magnus Spence".
  3. ↑ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Register - British Newspaper Archive".
  4. ↑ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Register - British Newspaper Archive".
  5. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  6. ↑ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Register - British Newspaper Archive".
  7. ↑ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Register - British Newspaper Archive".
  8. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ken Spence - Test matches".
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