Matt Duncan
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2015}}
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| birth_name = Matthew Dominic Fletcher Duncan
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|8|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
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| ru_position = Wing
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| amatteam1 = West of Scotland
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| ru_province1 = Glasgow District
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| repyears1 = 1985–86
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| repyears2 = 1986–89
| repcaps2 = 18
| reppoints2 = 28
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Matt Duncan (born 29 August 1959) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/9989.html |title= Rugby: players: Matt Duncan, Scotland |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=3 October 2015}}
Rugby Union career
=Amateur career=
At club level, he played on the wing for West of Scotland.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NwI-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=VEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3314%2C7666777 |title=Duncan and Beattie out |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |page=33 |
date=28 November 1986 |accessdate=3 October 2015}}
=Provincial career=
He played for Glasgow District. He was part of the famous 1989–90 squad that went unbeaten throughout the season; and won the Scottish Inter-District Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19891127&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search}}
=International career=
He was capped by Scotland 'B' twice in the period 1985–86.
His international debut came during the 1986 Five Nations Championship against France at Murrayfield. He went on to score in the following two games.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7_I9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=8kgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4087%2C2141192 |title=Milne likely to be fit but Duncan doubtful |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |page=11 |date=10 March 1986 |accessdate=3 October 2015}} He scored four tries at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. His final appearance was against Wales at Murrayfield in 1989.
He made 18 appearances for the Scotland.
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{{Scotland Squad 1987 World Cup}}
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Category:Rugby union players from Glasgow
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Glasgow District (rugby union) players
Category:West of Scotland FC players
Category:Scotland 'B' international rugby union players
Category:1987 Rugby World Cup players
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