Laurie Duff

Peter Laurence "Laurie" Duff (12 November 1912 – 6 November 2002) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He also represented the British and Irish Lions.[2][3]

Laurie Duff

Birth name	Peter Laurence Duff
Date of birth	12 November 1912
Place of birth	Bothwell, Scotland
Date of death	6 November 2002 (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 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1936-39 1938 Scotland British and Irish Lions 6 2 (6) (6)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals,[2] 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.[4]

International career

He played 6 matches for Scotland.[5]

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.[2][3]

References

1. "Peter Laurance Duff". ESPN scrum.
2. Bath, p118
3. "Laurie Duff". lionsrugby.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
4. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Laurie Duff - Test matches". ESPN scrum.

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)