Spence McTavish

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]

Spence McTavish

Date of birth	(1948-08-25) 25 August 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) – UBC Old Boys Ravens () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1970–1987 Canada 22 (23)

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

1. "Spence McTavish". The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
2. "Spence McTavish". ESPN. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
3. "Spence McTavish". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
4. "Spence McTavish retires after nearly three decades of service to UBC". University of British Columbia Athletics. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
5. since 2005, Serving the BC Rugby community. "Canada 7s History". www.bcrugbynews.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)