Ian_MacGregor_(rugby_union)
Ian MacGregor (rugby union)
Scottish rugby player (1931–2016)
Ian MacGregor (9 August 1931 – 29 November 2016) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
| Birth name | Ian Allan Alexander MacGregor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1931-08-09)9 August 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 November 2016(2016-11-29) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Calum MacGregor, son | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
MacGregor played for Hillhead HSFP.[1]
He then moved to play for Llanelli in 1955–56.[1][2]
On his return to Scotland in 1957, he resumed playing with Hillhead HSFP.[2]
Provincial career
He played for Glasgow District from 1954.[3][4]
He played for Whites Trial against Blues Trial on 27 November 1954.[5]
He was promoted to play for Scotland Probables against Scotland Possibles on 18 December 1954.[6]
While in Wales he played for Carmarthenshire County.[7]
International career
He played for Scotland 9 times from 1955 to 1957.[8]
Administrative career
He became an administrator for Glasgow District. It was said that he and Dr. Ian Scott effectively ran the District side for many years.[3]
He moved on to an administrative role for the Scottish Rugby Union. He was Convenor of the selection committee when Scotland won the Grand Slam in 1984.[3] He resigned from that committee in 1989.[2]
He took a teaching post at The Glasgow Academy in 1957 and remained there till his retirement in 1991.[3]
Ian MacGregor was survived by Helen, his wife of over 50 years. They had a daughter Sheila and sons Calum and Graeme who both played for Glasgow Academicals. With grandchildren Katie, Fiona, Alastair and Jennifer. Calum MacGregor also played for Glasgow Warriors.[citation needed]
He had moved to Lamlash in Arran in retirement. On his final illness he was moved to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock.[3][2]
- The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- "Former Scotland forward MacGregor dies". BBC Sport.
- "Obituary - Ian MacGregor, rugby international, administrator and teacher". HeraldScotland. 24 December 2016.
- "Evening Times - 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.
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.