Tommy McClung
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player (1933–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|2|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|6|1933|2|14|df=yes}}[https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/tommy-mcclung TOMMY MCCLUNG]
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| height = 179cm
| weight = 71kg
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| ru_position = Centre
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| university = University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College
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Tommy McClung (14 February 1933 – 6 October 2020) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/6019.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tommy McClung - Test matches|work=ESPN scrum}}
McClung played as a Centre.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/6019.html|title=Tommy McClung - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum|work=ESPN scrum}}
Amateur career
McClung was part of the Edinburgh Academicals squad that won the unofficial championship of Scotland in 1955-56 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghaccies.com/news/2014/08/01/johnmarshallobituary|title=Article|publisher=}} He is renowned as an Accies post war great and is in the Edinburgh Academicals Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/barbarians-a-club-in-touch-with-history-1-1255517|title=Barbarians: A club in touch with history|publisher=}}
Provincial career
McClung was capped by Edinburgh District.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R2JAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e5wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1868%2C3663762|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ojQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=K6YLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4980%2C6238301|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aOo-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=-EwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4159%2C4940609|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}} His period of representing Edinburgh District coincided with their best run in the Scottish Inter-District Championship; from 1956 to 1963 Edinburgh shared the title 5 times and won the title outright 2 times.
International career
McClung was capped 9 times for Scotland. His debut came in the 1956 Five Nations playing against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/match/19844.html|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Ireland v Scotland at Lansdowne Road|work=ESPN scrum}} His last test was in the 1960 Five Nations playing against Wales in Cardiff.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/match/19996.html|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Wales v Scotland at Cardiff|work=ESPN scrum}}
Personal life
McClung's younger brother G. McClung also played for Edinburgh Academicals and Edinburgh District.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3X1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5684%2C3799149|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}
McClung died in October 2020 at the age of 87.