Ian Forsyth

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Ian Forsyth
Birth nameIan William Forsyth
Date of birth (1946-07-04) 4 July 1946 (age 75)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
SchoolDaniel Stewart's College
Notable relative(s)Emma Forsyth, Carrie Forsyth
Children2
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fly half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964-73
1973-83		 Stewart's College FP
Stewart's Melville FP		 376 537
Correct as of 7 June 2017
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970-1980 Edinburgh District
Cities District		 37 50
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972–1973 Scotland 6 4
Correct as of 7 June 2017

Ian William Forsyth (born 4 July 1946) is a Scottish former rugby union player who won six international caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played at Centre.

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

Ian Forsyth was born on 4 July 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] He was educated at Daniel Stewart's College and played for the school XV from 1962–64, captaining the 1st XV in his last year.[2]

Forsyth made 376 appearances for Stewart's College FP and Stewart's Melville FP 1st XV, scoring 537 points including 123 tries.[2]

Provincial career[]

He played for Edinburgh District 37 times from 1970 to 1980, scoring 14 tries and also represented the Combined Edinburgh & Glasgow Cities XV against the touring Argentinians and New Zealand All Blacks. He also played for the Co-optimists and the Barbarians[2]

International career[]

Forsyth's debut for Scotland was against New Zealand at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on 16 December 1972.[3] He played all four matches in the 1973 Five Nations Championship. He scored a try in Scotland's home victory against Ireland.[4]

His last appearance for Scotland was against the President's XV at Murrayfield on 31 March 1973.[5]

Sevens career[]

He was also an accomplished sevens player[6] and by 1980 had winners medals from all the tournaments held in the Borders including of course the prestigious Melrose tournament.[2] He also played for the Co-optimists (Scotland's representatives) at the Hong Kong sevens in 1981.

Non-playing career[]

He was Secretary of Stewart's Melville FP RFC from 1983 - 1988 and President in Seasons 1990/91 and 1991/92. He briefly served as a selector for the Edinburgh XV before becoming a selector for the Scotland "A" XV from 1996 to 2003.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ian Forsyth: Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Club history". www.stewmelrugby.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ McMurtrie, Bill (18 December 1972). "Injury time tries by New Zealand harsh blows to Scotland's spirited XV". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ^ McMurtrie, Bill (26 February 1973). "Triple crown is only one match away for Scots". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ McMurtrie, Bill (2 April 1972). "Irvine inspires Scots to centenary win". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Melrose Sevens put a spring in the step of Scottish rugby". The Scotsman. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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