Laurie Duff Explained

Laurie Duff
Birth Name:Peter Laurence Duff
Birth Date:12 November 1912
Birth Place:Bothwell, Scotland
Death Place:Stirling, Scotland
Ru Position:No. 8
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Glasgow Academicals
Amatteam2:Uddingston
Repteam1:Scotland
Repteam2:British and Irish Lions
Repyears1:1936-39
Repyears2:1938
Repcaps1:6
Repcaps2:2
Reppoints1:6
Reppoints2:6
Province1:Glasgow District
Province2:Scotland Possibles

Peter Laurence Duff (12 November 1912 – 6 November 2002) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He also represented the British and Irish Lions.[2] [3]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals,[2] and Uddingston.

Provincial career

He represented Glasgow District.

He played for the Scotland Possibles side in their trial match against the Scotland Probables on 15 January 1938.[4]

International career

He played 6 matches for Scotland.[5]

He was selected for the 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa playing in two of the Test matches against South Africa, scoring a try in both.[2] [3]

References

Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007)
  2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh;)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Laurance Duff. ESPN scrum.
  2. Bath, p118
  3. Web site: Laurie Duff. lionsrugby.com. 22 April 2012.
  4. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19380117/026/0004. British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Laurie Duff - Test matches. ESPN scrum.