Chris Rea (rugby union)

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Christopher William Wallace Rea (born 22 October 1943)^[1] is a former Scotland international rugby union player.^[2] He was capped 13 times for Scotland,^[2] scoring three tries, including the winning try in the 1971 Calcutta Cup.

He toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions,^[2] scoring three tries. At the time played club rugby for Headingley Football Club in Leeds having previously played for West of Scotland F.C..

He became a sports journalist, working for the BBC amongst others, and became Head of Marketing at the MCC^[3] and then IRB Communications Manager in 2000.^[4]

References

↑ "MR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WALLACE REA". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame panel". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
↑ "Howzat? Rugby headhunts from MCC". Daily Telegraph. 22 Jun 2000. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
↑ "Chris Rea". Retrieved 21 October 2013.

Notes

Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1971 New Zealand tour

Forwards	Arneil Brown Carmichael Davies Dixon Evans Hipwell Laidlaw Lynch McBride McLauchlan McLoughlin Pullin Quinnell Roberts Slattery Stevens Thomas Taylor

Backs	Bevan Biggar Davies Dawes (c) Duckham Edwards Gibson Hiller Hopkins John Lewis Rea Spencer Williams

Coach	James

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Name	Rea, Chris
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Short description	Scottish rugby union player
Date of birth	22 October 1943
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