| Birth name | Thomas McClung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 February 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 October 2020 (aged 87)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.[2]
McClung played as a Centre.[3]
McClung was part of the Edinburgh Academicals squad that won the unofficial championship of Scotland in 1955-56 season.[4] He is renowned as an Accies post war great and is in the Edinburgh Academicals Hall of Fame.[5]
McClung was capped by Edinburgh District.[6][7][8] 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.
McClung was capped 9 times for Scotland. His debut came in the 1956 Five Nations playing against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[9] His last test was in the 1960 Five Nations playing against Wales in Cardiff.[10]
McClung's younger brother G. McClung also played for Edinburgh Academicals and Edinburgh District.[11]
McClung died in October 2020 at the age of 87.