Steve Munro (rugby union)
| Birth name | Stephen Munro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 June 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Munro (born 11 June 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Wing.[2]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
Munro was described as a fast and powerful winger.[3]
He played for Ayr.[4] He was Scotland's leading try scorer in the 1978-79 season with 36 tries, all bar one try scored with Ayr.[5]
He moved on to play for West of Scotland.[6]
Provincial career[edit]
He played for Glasgow District[7] against New Zealand in 1979,[5] then for the Whites Trial side on 7 January 1984 in a 21 - 3 win,[8] and for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland.[9]
International career[edit]
He was first noticed by Scotland Schools and capped by them.[5]
He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play Ireland 'B' on 1 December 1979 and played in the Scotland 'B' side against France 'B' in the spring of 1980.[4]
He went on to receive 10 full senior caps for Scotland from 1980 to 1984.[10] He scored two tries at Twickenham on 21 February 1981, although Scotland remained on the losing side.[11] His last cap against France in 1984 came after an international absence of two years, but his performance for Whites Trial earlier that year ensured his selection.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Register". Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stephen Munro". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ a b c "Register". Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19860303&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Steve Munro - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.