Laurie Gloag

Laurie Gloag

Birth name	Lawrence Gjers Gloag
Date of birth	(1925-10-30)30 October 1925
Place of birth	Stokesley, England
Date of death	28 February 1984(1984-02-28) (aged 58)
Place of death	Northallerton, England
University	Trinity College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1948 Middlesbrough () 1948-50 Cambridge University () 1951-52 Kelso () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1949 Scotland Possibles () 1949 Scotland Probables () 1951-52 South of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1949 Scotland 4 (3)

Laurie Gloag (30 October 1925 – 28 February 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Laurie Gloag, along with his brother Ian, went to Oundle School.

He played for Middlesbrough.

He played rugby union for Cambridge University, when he went to university at Trinity College.

He joined Kelso in 1951. He was nominated for the vice-captaincy in early 1952 but declined as he expected to leave Kelso in October that year.

Provincial career

He started for the Scotland Possibles side in January 1949, but after a good performance in the first half was promoted to the Scotland Probables side in the second half.

When he joined Kelso, he then turned out for South of Scotland District.

International career

He was capped for Scotland 4 times, all in 1949. He scored one try, against Wales.

Cricket career

He played cricket for Kelso Cricket club.

Family

His father was Ernest Richardson Gloag and his mother Olga Gjers Gjers.

They had sons Laurie and Ian Sadler Gloag. Ian also played rugby union for Middlesbrough, Cambridge University, as well as the Royal Signals and Yorkshire.

Laurie Gloag married Anne Clinkard in June 1962.