Ian Cordial

{{short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

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| birth_name = Ian Fergusson Cordial

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|09|22|1926|11|14|df=yes}}

| death_place = North Yorkshire, England

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| position = Centre

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| amatteam1 = Edinburgh Wanderers

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| repyears1 = 1952

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Ian Cordial (14 November 1926 – 22 September 2000) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. Cordial played as a Centre.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/5503.html|title=Ian Fergusson Cordial|publisher=}}

Rugby career

=Amateur career=

Cordial played for Edinburgh Wanderers.The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.

=Provincial career=

Cordial represented Edinburgh District. He played in the 1951–52 season Inter-City match against Glasgow District. He scored Edinburgh's try; their only points in the game. Glasgow won the match 6–3.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n0hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=44sMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6046,2983750|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}

=International career=

He was capped for {{nrut|Scotland}} four times in 1952, all of the caps coming in the Five Nations matches.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5503.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ian Cordial - Test matches|publisher=}}

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