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Colin Telfer

Colin McLeod Telfer is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at fly-half.

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Colin Telfer
BornColin McLeod Telfer
(1947-02-26) 26 February 1947
Hawick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Hawick
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
South of Scotland District
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1968-76 Scotland 17 (18)
Coaching career
Years Team
1984 Scotland

Colin McLeod Telfer (born 26 February 1947, in Hawick)1 is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at fly-half.1

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He went to the Royal High School in Edinburgh, but did not go on to play for Royal HSFP.

He instead played for Hawick.2

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District and captained the side.3

International career

He was capped seventeen times for Scotland between 1968 and 1976.14

Coaching career

He was Head Coach of Scotland in 1984.

References

References

Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Bath, Richard, ed. (1997). Complete Book of Rugby. Seven Oaks Ltd. ISBN 1-86200-013-1.
  • Bath, Richard ed (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905326-24-6.
  • Jones, J.R. (1976). Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football. Robert Hale, London, ISBN 0-7091-5394-5.