Ron Glasgow

Ronnie Glasgow
Full name Ronald James Cunningham Glasgow
Date of birth (1930-11-05) 5 November 1930
Place of birth Scotland
Notable relative(s) Cammie Glasgow, son
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District
North and Midlands		 6
21		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962-65
10 (9)

Ronnie 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 and Midlands said "never, ever did I think my team would lose when Ron Glasgow played for us. And very seldom we did."[2]

He was to represent two district sides. He played 21 times for North and Midlands and 6 times for Glasgow District.[4]

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. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p140
  2. 1 2 3 Massie, p187
  3. ↑ McLaren, p122
  4. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f-49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=zUgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3934%2C505030


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