Ken Scotland dead aged 86: Tributes pour in for former British & Irish Lions star and ‘one of the greatest players ever’
SCOTLAND and British & Irish Lions rugby star Ken Scotland has died at the age of 86.
Making his debut for Scotland against France in the 1957 Five Nations, he scored all of his country’s points as they clinched a 6-0 win.
Scotland went on to claim 27 caps across an eight-year career for his country.
Scotland rugby legend Andy Irvine paid tribute to him by telling BBC Sport: “Ken was undoubtedly one of the greatest players ever to grace the rugby field and was one of the nicest chaps you could ever meet.
“As a schoolboy at George Heriot’s, he was my ultimate hero and when I played senior rugby in the FP side, I was so fortunate to receive personal coaching on full-back play from Ken.
“He had a brilliant rugby brain and such a lovely manner in how he would explain his thoughts and ideas to assist players.
“Not only a great player but equally great coach.”
As well as his rugby career, Scotland also represented his country at cricket in 1958.
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