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Bill Agnew

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Bill Agnew
Birth nameWilliam Craigie Agnew
Date of birth(1910-04-15)15 April 1910
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death27 March 1961(1961-03-27) (aged 50)
Place of deathLondon, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Stewart's College FP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1930 Scotland 2 (0)

Bill Agnew (14 April 1910 – 27 March 1961) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. He played for Stewart's College FP at the Lock position.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Agnew played for Stewart's College FP at the Lock position.[1]

Provincial career

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Agnew represented Edinburgh District. He played in the 1930 Inter-City match against Glasgow District.[2]

International career

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Agnew played for Scotland twice.[3]

He played in two matches of the 1930 Five Nations tournament.[4]

He made his debut against Wales on 1 February 1930 at Murrayfield Stadium[5] Scotland won that match 12 - 9. He second and final appearance was against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 22 February 1930. Ireland won that match 14 - 11.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  2. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bill Agnew - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bill Agnew - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. ^ "Scotland v Wales". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.