Laurie Duff

Laurie Duff

Birth name	Peter Laurence Duff
Date of birth	(1912-11-12)12 November 1912
Place of birth	Bothwell, Scotland
Date of death	6 November 2002(2002-11-06) (aged 89)
Place of death	Stirling, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow Academicals Uddingston () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District Scotland Possibles () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1936-39 1938 Scotland British and Irish Lions 6 2 (6) (6)

Peter Laurence Duff (12 November 1912 – 6 November 2002) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He also represented the British and Irish Lions.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals, and Uddingston.

Provincial career

He represented Glasgow District.

He played for the Scotland Possibles side in their trial match against the Scotland Probables on 15 January 1938.

International career

He played 6 matches for Scotland.

He was selected for the 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa playing in two of the Test matches against South Africa, scoring a try in both.

References

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)