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| name = Ken Scotland | image = | birth_name = Kenneth James Forbes Scotland | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|8|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Warriston, Edinburgh, Scotland | height = | weight = | ru_position = Fullback | ru_nationalteam = {{ru|Scotland}} Lions | ru_nationalcaps = 27 5 | ru_nationalpoints =(79) (8) | ru_ntupdate = 26 August 2009 | ru_nationalyears = 1957-1965 1959 | ru_clubyears = | ru_clubupdate = | ru_clubcaps = | ru_clubpoints = | ru_proclubs = | ru_amateurclubs = {{nowrap|Cambridge University RFC Aberdeenshire RFC Leicester}} | ru_amateuryears = 1961-62 | ru_amateurcaps= 40 | ru_amupdate = | ru_provinceyears = | ru_province = {{nowrap|North and Midlands}} | ru_provincecaps = | ru_provincepoints = | occupation = | school = | university = Cambridge University }}Kenneth "Ken" James Forbes Scotland (born 29 August 1936) is a Scottish former rugby union player. He played for Scotland 27 times between 1957 and 1965, and 5 times for the British Lions on their 1959 tour of New Zealand; he was a full-back.[1] He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers, London Scottish FC, Heriot's FP, Aberdeenshire, and Ballymena. He also played for the Scottish national cricket team.[2] Scotland was originally picked for the match against France, while doing his National Service in the Army, and scored the only points in the match, a drop goal and a penalty.[3] Richard Bath writes of him that:
However, after his first international season he ran into trouble, when he had a trial for Cambridge University, and it is claimed he lost his form all that autumn, and was only third choice for the University.[5] An injury to Robin Chisholm brought him back onto the Scotland team, and played for another five seasons without discussion.[5] Gordon Waddell was one of his more famous teammates at Cambridge.[1] Scotland's goal kicking style was highly influential:
But on the other hand, Scotland missed three penalty kicks against {{nrut|England}} during 1962 Calcutta Cup.[5] After graduating from Cambridge Scotland's career took him to work in Tamworth, he joined Leicester Tigers making his debut against Bath in September 1961. In his first season, he was the club's top point scorer with 138 from 24 games despite international calls limiting his availability.[6] In 1963 work took Scotland to Edinburgh and he left Leicester after 40 games and 240 points. After moving to Aberdeen, Ken Scotland played for Aberdeenshire, and for the Scottish North and Midlands district team.[5] TributesTom Kiernan was being interviewed on the occasion of his fiftieth cap for Ireland, and was asked who he thought was the greatest rugby player of his time, and replied,:"Ken Scotland. It was a privilege to be on the same field as him."[3] Arthur Smith called him "the best passer of a ball I played with."[7]Allan Massie puts him in a class with Jackie Kyle, Mike Gibson and Barry John,[3] and says:
On 1 November 1999 Scotland was named in Leicester Tigers Team of the Century despite only playing 40 games in 18 months for the club. See also
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1. ^1 2 Bath, p157 2. ^Bath, p105 3. ^1 2 Massie, p137 4. ^Massie, p139-40 5. ^1 Massie, p140 6. ^{{cite book|last1=Farmer|first1=Stuart|last2=Hands|first2=David|title=Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club|publisher=The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation|isbn=978-0-9930213-0-5|page=153}} 7. ^1 2 Massie, p138 8. ^Massie, pp137-8 External links
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