Tommy McClung | |
Birth Name: | Thomas McClung |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1933 |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Death Date: | [1] |
Height: | 179cm |
Weight: | 71kg |
Ru Position: | Centre |
Amatyears1: | - |
Amatteam1: | Edinburgh Academicals |
Repteam1: | Scotland |
Repyears1: | 1956-60 |
Repcaps1: | 9 |
Reppoints1: | 4 |
Ru Province1: | Edinburgh District |
Ru Provinceyears1: | - |
University: | University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College |
Tommy McClung (14 February 1933 – 6 October 2020) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh.[2]
McClung played as a Centre.[3]
McClung was part of the Edinburgh Academicals squad that won the unofficial championship of Scotland in 1955-56 season.[4] He is renowned as an Accies post war great and is in the Edinburgh Academicals Hall of Fame.[5]
McClung was capped by Edinburgh District.[6] [7] [8] His period of representing Edinburgh District coincided with their best run in the Scottish Inter-District Championship; from 1956 to 1963 Edinburgh shared the title 5 times and won the title outright 2 times.
McClung was capped 9 times for Scotland. His debut came in the 1956 Five Nations playing against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[9] His last test was in the 1960 Five Nations playing against Wales in Cardiff.[10]
McClung's younger brother G. McClung also played for Edinburgh Academicals and Edinburgh District.[11]
McClung died in October 2020 at the age of 87.