Ronald "Ron" Glasgow was a Scottish

Scotland

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 rugby union player.

He was capped ten times between 1962-65 for . He also played for Dunfermline RFC

Dunfermline RFC

Dunfermline Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.Established in 1893 the club play their home games at McKane Park.They currently play in Scottish National Leagues division 1.Their strip is royal blue and white....

, and Gordonians RFC

Gordonians RFC

Gordonians RFC are a rugby union team based in Aberdeen, Scotland founded in 1923. They take their name from the fact that they were originally the former pupils club for Robert Gordon's College in the city...

.

Allan Massie

Allan Massie

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 considers that:

"Ron Glasgow was the most under-capped Scottish forward, winning only ten caps between 1962 and 1965... Glasgow's performance at Cardiff

Cardiff

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 [in 1962] alone should have ensured him of a long reign at open-side wing-forward.

"It was his misfortune to play for unfashionable clubs: Jordanhill College

Jordanhill College

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, Gordonians

Gordonians RFC

Gordonians RFC are a rugby union team based in Aberdeen, Scotland founded in 1923. They take their name from the fact that they were originally the former pupils club for Robert Gordon's College in the city...

 and Dunfermline

Dunfermline RFC

Dunfermline Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.Established in 1893 the club play their home games at McKane Park.They currently play in Scottish National Leagues division 1.Their strip is royal blue and white....

. I have no doubt that had he played for Hawick

Hawick RFC

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 or Gala

Gala RFC

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 or one of the big city clubs he would have represented his country more often."

Glasgow's try was the first Scottish one in Cardiff for twenty seven years.

Robin Lind (Harry?!) who played for Dunfermline and North-Midlands said "never, ever did I think my team would lose when Ron Glasgow played for us. And very seldom we did."

Personal life

He was the father of Cammie Glasgow, who was also capped for Scotland.

He was PE teacher at Dollar Academy and head of the school cadet force.