Spence McTavish | |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1948 |
Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Ru Position: | Centre |
Ru Proclubs: | UBC Old Boys Ravens |
Repyears1: | 1970–1987 |
Repteam1: | Canada |
Repcaps1: | 22 |
Reppoints1: | 23 |
Spence McTavish (born 25 August 1948) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] He played in 22 matches for the Canada national rugby union team from 1970 to 1987, including two matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[2] He was nicknamed "Spike".[3]
In 1992, he became the assistant coach of the UBC Old Boys Ravens, for which he previously played, replacing Barry Leigh.In 1997, he became the director of rugby of his former club, a position he held until 2014.[4]
He also played for Canada sevens between 1980 (in which he was player-coach) and 1986. He later coached Canada sevens between 1995 and 1997.[5]