Tommy McClung explained

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]

Amateur career

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]

Provincial career

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.

International career

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]

Personal life

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/tommy-mcclung TOMMY MCCLUNG
  2. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tommy McClung - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  3. Web site: Tommy McClung - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum. ESPN scrum.
  4. Web site: Article.
  5. Web site: Barbarians: A club in touch with history.
  6. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
  7. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
  8. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
  9. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Ireland v Scotland at Lansdowne Road. ESPN scrum.
  10. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Wales v Scotland at Cardiff. ESPN scrum.
  11. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.