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Angus Black
- May 6, 1925
- February 14, 2018
- 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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