Ian Graham (rugby union) explained

Ian Graham
Full Name:Ian Nicoll Graham
Birth Date:8 May 1918
Birth Place:Forfar, Scotland
Death Place:Forfar, Scotland
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1939
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Ian Nicoll Graham (8 May 1918 — 2 March 1982) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

A native of Forfar, Graham was a sturdy, front-row forward and capable goal-kicker.[1]

Graham was capped for Scotland as a hooker in the 1939 Home Nations, packing the front of the scrum beside Edinburgh Accies club mate Ian Henderson for two matches, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road and England at Murrayfield.[2]

During the war, Graham played rugby for Combined Services.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Irish waste no time . . 13 February 1939.
  2. News: Scottish Rugby XV To Meet Ireland . . 14 February 1939.
  3. News: Correspondence . . 30 December 1940.