Ronald Stevenson (rugby union)

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Ronald Stevenson

Birth name	Ronald Cochran Stevenson
Date of birth	(1873-07-25)25 July 1873
Place of birth	South Shields, England
Date of death	12 February 1934(1934-02-12) (aged 60)
Place of death	Tynemouth, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Northumberland () – London Scottish () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1898 Anglo-Scots () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1897-99 Scotland 6 (0)

Ronald Stevenson (25 July 1873 – 12 February 1934) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He started by playing for Northumberland.[2]

Stevenson played rugby union for London Scottish.[3]

Provincial career

He played for the Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1898 in their match against South of Scotland District. He scored a try in the match, which the Anglo-Scots won by 5 points to 4 points.[2]

He was unable to travel to the Cities District versus Provinces District match on 14 January 1899 but his form meant selection for the international side was still considered.[4]

International career

Stevenson was capped 6 times by Scotland from 1897 to 1899.[5]

References

1. "Ronald Cochran Stevenson". ESPN scrum.
2. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
4. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ronald Stevenson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.