Finlay Calder

Infobox Rugby biography
name = Finlay Calder


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|8|20|df=y
nickname = "Fin"
placeofbirth = Haddington, Scotland
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ru_position = flanker|capital=yes
ru_nationalteam = Scotland British and Irish Lions
ru_nationalyears = 1986-1991 1989
ru_nationalcaps = 34 3
ru_nationalpoints = (8) (0)
ru_ntupdate = 5 March 2007
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ru_amateurclubs =Stewart's Melville FP
ru_amupdate =5 March 2007
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school = Daniel Stewart's College
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Finlay ("Fin") Calder was a Scottish rugby player.

Born on 20 August 1957 at Haddington, East Lothian and educated at Daniel Stewart's College, Calder played at open side flanker and won 34 caps representing Scotland from 1986-91. He had the honour of captaining the British and Irish Lions in Australia in 1989. His last game was against New Zealand in the 1991 Rugby World Cup. He has two children.

His twin brother, Jim Calder, also represented Scotland and the Lions.

External links

* [http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=325&id=474122002 Finlay Calder] - tribute by the Scotsman newspaper
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=458 Finlay Calder] - on the Sporting Heroes database
* [http://www.2005lions.net/tour1989.shtml Fin Calder's Lions] - including nine Scottish players (Gary Armstrong, Craig Chalmers, Peter Dods, John Jeffrey, Gavin Hastings, Scott Hastings, David Sole, Derek White and Finlay Calder himself)
* [http://www.2005lions.net/finlay1.shtml Fin Calder looks back on the 1989 Lions tour to Australia]