Ken Spence

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Ken Spence
Birth nameKenneth Magnus Spence
Date of birth(1929-11-21)21 November 1929
Date of death29 January 1989(1989-01-29) (aged 59)[1]
Place of deathLondon, England
SchoolLoretto School, Musselburgh
UniversityBrasenose College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
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Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- North of Scotland
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National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953
1 (0)

Ken Spence (21 November 1929 – 29 January 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Scrum-half.[2]

Rugby union career[]

Amateur career[]

Spence played for London Scottish.[3]

In 1949, during a heatwave, in a London Scottish match against West of Scotland, Spence made the newspapers by having to be taken to hospital with sunstroke. He had a temperature of 103 degrees.[4]

He also played for Oxford University.[5]

Provincial career[]

He represented North of Scotland. He played for North against South Africa in 1951.[6]

He captained the Rest of Scotland side in an international trial match in 1952.[7]

International career[]

He was capped for Scotland once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rugby history Died today 29/01 in 1989 :... - Scotland v Ireland Rugby Match Tickets - Facebook".
  2. ^ "Kenneth Magnus Spence".
  3. ^ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Register - British Newspaper Archive".
  4. ^ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Register - British Newspaper Archive".
  5. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  6. ^ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Register - British Newspaper Archive".
  7. ^ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Register - British Newspaper Archive".
  8. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ken Spence - Test matches".
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