Drew Gill Explained

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]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Gala.[2]

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]

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District.[2]

He played for Scotland Possibles in 1975.[6]

International career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew Davidson Gill. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  3. Web site: Gala's Border League-winning class of 67. Border Telegraph. 31 March 2017 .
  4. Web site: David Ferguson: Gala ready to celebrate its magnificent sevens. www.scotsman.com.
  5. Web site: Nostalgia: Gala seven triumph at 1970 Netherdale tournament. www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk.
  6. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19750111/119/0005.
  7. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Drew Gill - Test matches. ESPN scrum.