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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]
He captained the Rest of Scotland Scotland Possibles side in an international trial match in 1952.[7]
International career
He was capped for Scotland once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February.[8]
References
- ^ "Rugby history Died today 29/01 in 1989 :... - Scotland v Ireland Rugby Match Tickets - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Kenneth Magnus Spence". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19530223/175/0011. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19490417/001/0001. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19511127/080/0005. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19521222/097/0009. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ken Spence - Test matches". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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