Bobby Clark (rugby union) explained

Bobby Clark
Birth Name:Robert Lawson Clark
Birth Date:27 January 1944
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Hooker
Repteam1:Scotland 'B'
Repcaps1:1
Repyears1:1971
Repteam2:Scotland
Repcaps2:9
Reppoints2:4
Repyears2:1972-73
Ru Provinceyears:-
Ru Province:Edinburgh District
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Amateurclubs:Melville College FP
Edinburgh Wanderers
Royal Navy

Bobby Clark (born 27 January 1944) is a former Scotland rugby union international player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Melville College.[1]

He played for Edinburgh Wanderers.

He also played rugby union for the Royal Navy.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District and captained the side.[2] He was part of that season's squad that won the Scottish Inter-District Championship in a play-off in the 1971-72 season, although he did not play in the play-off match.[3]

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play France 'B' in 1971.

He went on to play for Scotland 9 times.[4] He scored a try in the 5 February 1972 match against Wales; although Scotland slumped to a 35-12 defeat in the match.[5]

Academic career

He worked for many years as a Staff Tutor in the Faculty of Technology within the Open University.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caught in Time: Scotland's rugby team, 1973. Nick. Oswald. www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  3. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  4. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bobby Clark - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  5. Web site: Wales v Scotland. ESPN scrum.
  6. Web site: Bob Clark - C&S at the OU. 2021-12-05. www.cands.org.