Drew Gill | |
Birth Name: | Andrew Davidson Gill |
Birth Date: | 30 August 1949 |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Nationalteam: | Scotland 'B' Scotland |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1972 1973-74 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 1 5 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) (8) |
Ru Provinceyears: | - |
Ru Province: | South of Scotland Scotland Possibles |
Ru Amateuryears: | - |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Gala |
Drew Gill (born 30 August 1949) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
He was part of the Gala side that won the Border League in 1967, the first Gala side to do so since 1921.[3]
He was part of the Gala 7s side that won the Gala Sevens in 1969 beating Loughborough Colleges in the final;[4] and in 1970, beating Llanelli in the final.[5]
The Gala 7s side of Ken Oliver, Peter Brown, Johnny Brown, Dunc Paterson, Arthur Brown, John Frame and Drew Gill were a notable side. Nicknamed the magnificent seven the Gala 7s won 16 Sevens tournaments between 1970 and 1972.[4]
He played for South of Scotland District.[2]
He played for Scotland Possibles in 1975.[6]
He was capped by Scotland 'B' against France 'B' in 1972.
His first full senior cap was against a Presidents XV to mark the SRU's centenary year in 1973. He played for Scotland a further four times, in the 1974 Five Nations Championship.[7]