Gordon Connell (rugby union)
| Birth name | Gordon Colin Connell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 October 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Colin Connell (born 3 October 1944)[1] is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
He was capped five times for Scotland as a
for Scotland.Connell was called up as a late replacement for the
Gareth Edwards and Roger Young) injured he played in the last three games on tour including the 4th Test against South Africa
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He played club rugby for Trinity Academicals and later London Scottish. He was also the first player to come onto an international field (Murrayfield) as a substitute for an injured player (Ian McCrae of Gordonians and Scotland).
References
- ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ^ Griffiths, page 1:39-1:40
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