Gordon Strachan (rugby union)
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
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| birth_name = Gordon Matthew Strachan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|11|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Littlemill, East Ayrshire, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2016|05|03|1947|11|16}}
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| position = Number 8
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| amatteam2 = Jordanhill
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| repyears1 = 1971–1973
| repteam1 = Scotland
| repcaps1 = 5
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| school = Ayr Academy
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Gordon Matthew Strachan (16 November 1947 – 3 May 2016) was a Scottish rugby union player who was capped five times by his country.
Rugby Union career
=Amateur career=
Strachan was born in 1947 in Littlemill, Ayrshire."[http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/7725.html Gordon Strachan]", ESPN, retrieved 2010-12-04 After leaving Ayr Academy, he played rugby for Ayr RFC and then Jordanhill College."[http://www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk/html/history.asp History of Ayr Rugby Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922204718/http://www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk/html/history.asp |date=2010-09-22 }}", ayrrugbyclub.co.uk, retrieved 2010-12-04
=Provincial career=
=International career=
While a Jordanhill player, he played five times for Scotland at number 8, his first appearance being in the match against England in March 1971. He received his final cap against Presidents XV in 1973. He returned to Ayr in the late 1970s, when he captained the team, and after retiring from playing, coached Ayr, taking them from the third division to the first. He later worked as a P.E. teacher at Kyle Academy in Ayr.Oswald, Nick (2003) "[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article1012425.ece Caught in Time: Scotland’s rugby team, 1973]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}", Sunday Times, 9 November 2003, retrieved 2010-12-04
Family
His daughter Shonagh was a member of girl band Lemonescent in the 2000s.Smith, Ken & Belcher, David (2003) "The Diary: Strip Show", Glasgow Herald, 29 August 2003, p. 20
Death
He died on 3 May 2016, aged 68, after suffering from cardiac amyloidosis.Vallance, Matt (2016) "[http://m.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14477341.Obituary___Gordon_Strachan__rugby_international_capped_five_times_for_Scotland Obituary - Gordon Strachan, rugby international capped five times for Scotland]", Glasgow Herald, 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016
References
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Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from East Ayrshire
Category:Jordanhill RFC players
Category:People educated at Ayr Academy
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:Glasgow District (rugby union) players
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