Ken Spence Explained
| Ken Spence |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1929 |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Ru Position: | Scrum-half |
| Ru Amateuryears: | - |
| Ru Amateurclubs: | |
| Ru Province: | North of Scotland
Scotland Possibles |
| Ru Provinceyears: | - |
| Ru Nationalteam: | |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 1 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1953 |
| School: | Loretto School, Musselburgh |
| University: | Brasenose College, Oxford |
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 once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Rugby history Died today 29/01 in 1989 :... - Scotland v Ireland Rugby Match Tickets - Facebook. Facebook. 15 March 2017. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212011/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D568366200028318%26id%3D218502398348035. live.
- Web site: Kenneth Magnus Spence. 15 March 2017. 16 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316204425/http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/5624.html. live.
- Web site: http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19530223/175/0011 . 15 March 2017 .
- Web site: http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19490417/001/0001 . 15 March 2017 .
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- Web site: http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19511127/080/0005 . 15 March 2017 .
- Web site: http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19521222/097/0009 . 15 March 2017 .
- Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ken Spence - Test matches. 15 March 2017. 16 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316204615/http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5624.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match. live.
