John Spence Swan, known as Ian Swan (14 July 1930 – 18 September 2004) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Wing.[1]
| Born | John Spence Swan 14 July 1930 St Andrews, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 18 September 2004 (aged 74) St Andrews Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Madras College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of St Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union career
editAmateur career
editHe played rugby at Madras College, his school.[2]
Moving to University, he played rugby for St. Andrews University.[2]
After university Swan joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in the army. He played for the Army Rugby Union side.[3]
Swan played for London Scottish.[3]
In the 1950s the Scotland selectors only considered selection for the national team if the players played in Scotland or for London Scottish.[4] Yet Swan moved to play for the Leicester Tigers which he captained.[3]
International career
editHe was capped for Scotland 17 times from 1953 to 1958.[7]
In 1955 he turned down an opportunity to play for the British and Irish Lions.[2]
Administration
editSwan became a Vice President of Hawick then Jedforest.[8]
Other sports
editBusiness
editReferences
edit- ↑ "John Spence Swan".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ↑ Barnes, David; Burns, Peter; Griffiths, John (19 January 2016). Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland. Birlinn Ltd. ISBN 9780857906014 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "London Scottish FC".
- ↑ Reid, Alasdair. "Murray doubtful for Scotland Test after surgery".
- ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ian Swan - Test matches".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JS 'Ian' Swan".
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