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'''Christopher William Wallace Rea''' (born 22 October 1943)<ref name="duedil">{{cite web | url=https://www.duedil.com//director/913442626/christopher-william-wallace-rea | title=MR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WALLACE REA | accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> is a former [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player.<ref name="hof">{{cite web | url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/about-us/hall-of-fame/panel | title=Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame panel | publisher=Scottish Rugby | accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> He was capped 13 times for Scotland,<ref name="hof"/> scoring three tries, including the winning try in the 1971 [[Calcutta Cup]]. |
'''Christopher William Wallace Rea''' (born 22 October 1943)<ref name="duedil">{{cite web | url=https://www.duedil.com//director/913442626/christopher-william-wallace-rea | title=MR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WALLACE REA | accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> is a former [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player.<ref name="hof">{{cite web | url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/about-us/hall-of-fame/panel | title=Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame panel | publisher=Scottish Rugby | accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> He was capped 13 times for Scotland,<ref name="hof"/> scoring three tries, including the winning try in the 1971 [[Calcutta Cup]]. |
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Christopher William Wallace Rea (born 22 October 1943)[1] is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[2] He was capped 13 times for Scotland,[2] scoring three tries, including the winning try in the 1971 Calcutta Cup.
He toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions,[2] scoring three tries. At the time played club rugby for Headingley Football Club in Leeds having previously played for West of Scotland F.C..
He became a sports journalist, working for the BBC amongst others, and became Head of Marketing at the MCC[3] and then IRB Communications Manager in 2000.[4]
References
- ^ "MR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WALLACE REA". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame panel". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Howzat? Rugby headhunts from MCC". Daily Telegraph. 22 June 2000. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Chris Rea". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
Notes
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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