Spence McTavish explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spence McTavish . The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum . 26 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Spence McTavish . ESPN . 26 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Spence McTavish . 2023-08-21 . BC Sports Hall of Fame . en-CA.
  4. Web site: 2014-06-25 . Spence McTavish retires after nearly three decades of service to UBC . 2023-08-21 . University of British Columbia Athletics . en.
  5. Web site: since 2005 . Serving the BC Rugby community . Canada 7s History . 2023-08-26 . www.bcrugbynews.com.