Russell Bruce
| Full name | Charles Russell Bruce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 April 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 April 2009 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Glasgow Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Surveyor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Russell Bruce (25 April 1918 — 17 April 2009) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Bruce was educated at Glasgow Academy and played for Glasgow Academicals.[1]
He played for the Army Rugby Union side in 1944.[1]
Provincial career
He captained Glasgow District in the 1946 December inter-city match against Edinburgh District.[2]
He later played in the trial match that month. He played for the Blues Trial side on 21 December 1946 against Whites Trial side.[3]
He then turned out for the final trial match for Scotland Probables against Scotland Possibles on 18 January 1947.[4]
International career
Bruce represented Scotland in the 1946 Victory Internationals which were at the time non-cap internationals, before later gaining official caps in the 1947 Five Nations. He featured in all four of Scotland's matches, the first three as a centre, then as an experimented fly-half for the final match against England, for which he also stood in as captain. For his remaining four caps, all in the 1949 Five Nations, he was used again at fly-half.[5][6]
Military career
He served as an Army major during World War 2.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Scots in Army XV". Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 October 1944.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Selectors' Bold Gamble". Dundee Courier. 7 March 1947.
- ^ "Attacking Rugby Best — Says C. R. Bruce". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 October 1950.
External links
- Russell Bruce at ESPNscrum