David_Gray_(rugby_union)
David Gray (rugby union)
Scotland international rugby union player
David Gray (28 March 1953 - 2 April 2009) was a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | David Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1953-03-28)28 March 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 April 2009(2009-04-02) (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112.5 kg (248 lb; 17 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
He played rugby at Kilmarnock Academy before playing for Kilmarnock.
He then played for West of Scotland.[2]
Provincial career
He played for Ayrshire.[3]
He played for Glasgow District.[2] He was part of the Glasgow side that shared the 1974–75 Scottish Inter-District Championship with North and Midlands.
International career
He was capped by Scotland 'B' once, in 1978, against Italy 'B'.
He was a planner with South Ayrshire Council. One of his remits was mapping and opening up pathways; to ensure that the public had access to the countryside.
Gray enjoyed pushing his body; and he completed the 205 mile Great Outdoors trek from Knoydart to the East Coast of Scotland in 2008. He was completing a training run at Dam Park, Ayr for the 2009 event when he died just as he was crossing the finish line.[5] It was believed he suffered a massive heart attack.[6]
- "David Gray". ESPN scrum.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "Click here to view the tribute page for DAVID GRAY". funeral-notices.co.uk.
- "David Gray, Rugby internationalist". www.scotsman.com.
- Fullarton, Clair (9 April 2009). "Obituary: Kilmarnock rugby player David Gray". Daily Record.