Ron Glasgow

Ron Glasgow
Personal information
Full name Ronald Glasgow
Place of birth Scotland
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)

2003 ‐		 Jordanhill College
Gordonians RFC
Dunfermline RFC.
Representative teams
Scotland

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Ronald "Ron(nie)" Glasgow was a Scottish rugby union player.[1]

He was capped ten times between 1962-65 for Scotland.[1] He also played for Dunfermline RFC,[1] and Gordonians RFC.

Allan Massie considers that:

"Ron Glasgow was the most under-capped Scottish forward, winning only ten caps between 1962 and 1965... Glasgow's performance at Cardiff [in 1962] alone should have ensured him of a long reign at open-side wing-forward.
"It was his misfortune to play for unfashionable clubs: Jordanhill College, Gordonians and Dunfermline. I have no doubt that had he played for Hawick or Gala or one of the big city clubs he would have represented his country more often."[2]

Glasgow's try was the first Scottish one in Cardiff for twenty seven years.[3]

Robin Lind (Harry?!) who played for Dunfermline and North-Midlands said "never, ever did I think my team would lose when Ron Glasgow played for us. And very seldom we did."[2]

Personal life

He was the father of Cammie Glasgow, who was also capped for Scotland.[1]

He was PE teacher at Dollar Academy and head of the school cadet force.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bath, p140
  2. ^ a b c Massie, p187
  3. ^ McLaren, p122