Ken Oliver (rugby union)

Ken Oliver
Full name	George Kenneth Oliver
Date of birth	4 March 1946
Place of birth	Galashiels, Scotland
Date of death	22 April 2009 (aged 63)
Place of death	Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland
School	Galashiels Academy
University	Edinburgh College of Art
Occupation(s)	Architect
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loose forward
International career
Years	Team
1970	Scotland

George Kenneth Oliver (4 March 1946 — 22 April 2009) was a Scottish international rugby union player.^[1]

Born in Galashiels, Oliver attended Galashiels Academy and excelled in middle-distance running events during his youth, before committing solely to rugby when he started playing for Gala at the age of 20.^[2]

Oliver, a loose forward, was a noted sevens player for Gala and featured in a side that won 16 successive tournaments. He toured Argentina with Scotland in 1969, but due to a calf injury didn't play against the Pumas. In 1970, Oliver returned for a tour of Australia and made five appearances, including the one-off Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[3]

A graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art, Oliver was an architect and had a practice in Dunfermline.^[2]

References

^ "Scottish Rugby Mourns Death Of Back-Row Forwards". Scottish Rugby. 26 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Ken Oliver". The Herald. 9 June 2009.
^ "Scotland outclassed by lively Aussies". Hull Daily Mail. 6 June 1970.

External links

Ken Oliver at ESPNscrum

[1] "Scottish Rugby Mourns Death Of Back-Row Forwards". Scottish Rugby. 26 April 2009.

[Herald-2] "Ken Oliver". The Herald. 9 June 2009.

[3] "Scotland outclassed by lively Aussies". Hull Daily Mail. 6 June 1970.

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