Malcolm Swan Explained

Malcolm Swan
Birth Name:Malcolm William Swan
Birth Date:4 December 1934
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ru Position:Lock
Ru Amateuryears:1957
1958-
Ru Amateurclubs:
Ru Provinceyears:1957
1957
Ru Province:
  • Whites Trial
  • Scotland Probables
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:1958-59
Ru Nationalcaps:8
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
School:Fettes College

Malcolm Swan (born 4 December 1934) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He went to Fettes College and captained their 1st XV rugby side. He left the college at Christmas 1954.[2]

He played for Oxford University, gaining his blue in 1957.[3]

He then moved on to London Scottish.[3] He made his debut for Scottish against London Welsh in January 1958.[4]

Provincial career

He played for Whites Trial against Blues Trial on 14 December 1957.[5]

He was said to impress in that match and that aided his selection for Scotland Probables in the final trial match against Scotland Possibles on 28 December 1957.[6]

International career

He was capped 8 times for Scotland between 1958 - 1959.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malcolm William Swan. ESPN scrum.
  2. News: Register. subscription. 2023-09-27. British Newspaper Archive.
  3. The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  4. News: Register. subscription. 2023-09-27. British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  6. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  7. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Malcolm Swan - Test matches. ESPN scrum.