Spence McTavish
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| Date of birth | 25 August 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spence McTavish (born 25 August 1948) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] He played in 22 matches for the Canada national rugby union team from 1970 to 1987, including two matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[2] He was nicknamed "Spike".[3]
In 1992, he became the assistant coach of the UBC Old Boys Ravens, for which he previously played, replacing Barry Leigh.In 1997, he became the director of rugby of his former club, a position he held until 2014.[4]
He also played for Canada sevens between 1980 (in which he was player-coach) and 1986. He later coached Canada sevens between 1995 and 1997.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Spence McTavish". The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Spence McTavish". ESPN. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Spence McTavish". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Spence McTavish retires after nearly three decades of service to UBC". University of British Columbia Athletics. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ since 2005, Serving the BC Rugby community. "Canada 7s History". www.bcrugbynews.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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