Stan Coughtrie
Encyclopedia
Stan Coughtrie was a Scottish international rugby union
player, who played for and the Lions
.
He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.
He was on the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who played for and the Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
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He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.
He was on the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
In 1959 the British Lions rugby union team toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost the international series against the All Blacks by three matches to one. They also played two matches in Canada, on the return leg of the journey.Although New Zealand...
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