Angus Black

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Angus Black

Born
May 6, 1925
Died
February 14, 2018
Age
92 years

About Angus Black

Angus Black was a notable figure. Born in 1925, Black died in 2018 at the age of 92.

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Angus William "Gus" Black (6 May 1925 – 14 February 2018) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Black played for Edinburgh University.

He went on to play for Leicester and Bristol during his National Service.

He played for the Royal Air Force Rugby Union in 1954.

Provincial career

Black was capped for Edinburgh District.

He played for the Cities District side in their match against Australia in October 1947.

He turned out for the Scotland Possibles side in 1947.

International career

Black made his first international appearance on New Year's Day 1947 while studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He also played for Edinburgh University rugby team, and was on the 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia where he played in two tests, playing in a 9–9 draw in Dunedin and a 0–8 loss in Christchurch.

Death

Black lived in Lundin Links in Fife. After moving into a care home in the 1990s, Black died in February 2018 and at the time of his death was the oldest living Lions player.

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