A FLICKER OF HOPE? CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS

Welcome to the August 2021 edition of the Rugby Piper. After the Lions tour ended in so much disappointment, let’s hope we can get back to enjoying some good club rugby and look forward to meeting up again for Rugby Memories sessions.

SCOTTISH RUGBY CONFERENCE Rugby Memories was very much involved in Well done to who is now up the excellent Scottish Rugby on-line there with the most capped Lions. This man conference “Making Rugby Everyone’s holds the record with 17 caps. Who is he and Game”. It was encouraging to get so much who comes second with 13? WILLIE JOHN positive feedback about Rugby Memories and McBRIDE. DICKIE JEEPS Walking Rugby. The Hawick, Linlithgow and WINGING IT Moray groups were all involved, and it was hoped that a Scottish Walking Rugby Festival might be arranged once it is safe to do so. It was interesting to see that are now acknowledging the potential of bringing more people back into the game through initiatives like Rugby Memories and Walking Rugby. There is provision from pre-school right through to Veterans Rugby, but we have Who is this Scottish winger? Which Lions tour always stressed the need to attract the did he captain? ARTHUR SMITH. 1962. generation beyond that. KICKING FOR GOAL ANOTHER TOUR, ANOTHER TIME

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Who is the Lion with his arms in the air? At least there was some running Rugby in those days. Who is he and what was his club side? BOB HILLER. HARLEQUINS.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN OFF THE BENCH

In Scotland’s Grand Slam season in 1984, three replacements were used, two against and one against Ireland. Can you identify them from their initials?

Against England - J.P. and J.B. JIM POLLOCK. JOHN BEATTIE

Against Ireland – G.H. GORDON HUNTER Who is this winger? In 1990 he played in the LEADER OF THE PACK Melrose Sevens- for which club? .RANDWICK.

TARTAN TOUR LEADERS

These Lions tours have been captained by Scots. Who were they?

1966 to Australia and New Zealand MIKE CAMPBELL-LAMERTON

1989 to Australia

1993 to New Zealand Who is he and what was his usual position? RONNIE DAWSON.HOOKER. SIX SHOOTERS BOOKENDS Which two Lions have scored 6 tries in a single game? One was on the 1971 tour, and one was on the 1974 tour. One was English and one was Welsh. .J.J. WILLIAMS

WELSH FORWARD

Who is this player? His first and last appearances for Scotland came against the same country in a match- which country? GREIG OLIVER

FOLLOW ME

Which player succeeded Jim Aitken as captain

of Scotland? Who is this player who represented Wales from 1973- 1978? He played in a Lions Tour- to which country? TERRY COBNER. NEW ZEALAND. AFTER THE LORD MAYOR’S SHOW? THE OLD SCOREBOARD

Having won the Grand Slam in 1984, Scotland lost 28-22 to Romania in Bucharest in sweltering heat. Can you identify the Scotland team from their initials?

15. PD PETER DODS

14 JP JIM POLLOCK

12 JR JIM RENWICK Who is the try scorer and who was ready to 13 DJ DAVID JOHNSTON take the pass if needed? .JOHN 11 KR KEITH ROBERTSON FRAME.

10 JR JOHN RUTHERFORD F.R.U.M.A.S.

9 RL ROY LAIDLAW

1 JA JIM AITKEN

2 GC GARY CALLANDER

3 NR NORRIE ROWAN

4 AC ALISTAIR CAMPBELL

5 AT ALAN TOMES Can you name the three Lions members of the Front Row Union Mutual Admiration Society? 6 S McG SEAN McGAUCHEY . BRIAN MOORE. .

7 JB JOHN BEATTIE DIVE PASS CLASSIC 8 DL DAVID LESLIE

FIRST FOUR-POINT TRY

Who is the Scotland scrumhalf?

IAN McCRAE

MIXED UP CLUBS Who is this scoring England’s first ever four- Can you unscramble these names of British point try? club sides? CHRIS RALSTON IFWEHEOOFF, TVECROYN, DIDBERGN

HOWE OF FIFE. .BRIDGEND.