- Bruce Hay
Bruce Hamilton Hay (
May 23 1950 –October 1 2007 ) was a Scottish internationalrugby union player .Background
Hay was born in
Edinburgh and educated atLiberton High School . From there he went on to work as an engineer for theNational Coal Board . Latterly he worked as a sales representative.Family
Had a daughter Lyndsey in 1992 with wife Lynda.
Rugby career
Hay was a fullback and gained 23 international caps for
Scotland [cite web
title = Bruce Hay - Scotland Rugby Player
publisher =Sporting Heroes
date = 2007-10-01
url = http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=789
accessdate = ] and also represented the British Lions and the Barbarians. He started his rugby career at junior club Liberton RFC, a team he captained at the age of 18 [cite web
title = He was all heart and deserving of all the accolades that came his way
publisher =The Scotsman
date = 2007-10-02
url = http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby.cfm?id=1574132007
accessdate = ] , and while there representedEdinburgh , this was an astonishing feat for a junior club player and his tough tackling reputation was sealed. [cite web
title = Obituaries - Bruce Hay
publisher =The Scotsman
date = 2007-10-02
url = http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1571392007
accessdate = ] He then moved to Boroughmuir in 1972 where he went on to gain international recognition.Factfile
Position: full-back
Clubs: Liberton, Boroughmuir (from 1972). 279 appearances for Boroughmuir.
International debut: 14 June, 1975 v New Zealand in Auckland. Lost 24-0
Final appearance: 20 June, 1981 v New Zealand in Auckland. Lost 40-15
Scotland caps: 23. Tries: 3
Lions Tests: 3 (on 1980 South Africa tour). Tries: 1 (v South Africa)
Coaching: Boroughmuir, Edinburgh, Scotland B, Scotland Under-19s. [cite web
title = Tributes pour in for Bruce Hay - a great rugby ambassador
publisher =The Scotsman
date = 2007-10-02
url = http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby.cfm?id=1577082007
accessdate = ]Death
He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2005 and died on
October 1 2007 , aged 57. [cite news
title = Rugby pays tribute to Bruce Hay
publisher =BBC Sport
date = 2007-10-01
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/7022690.stm
accessdate = ]References
A Celebration of Life was held at Liberton Cathedral on the 11th October
External links
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/article2647927.ece Obituary in "The Times", 13 October 2007]
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