Norman Pender

Norman Ewart Ker Pender (1 February 1948 – 24 August 2021) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1] After rugby, he became a Liberal Democrat councillor. He was found guilty of sexual assault in 2014.^[2] He died from a suspected heart attack in August 2021, at the age of 73.^[3]

Norman Pender

Born	Norman Ewart Ker Pender (1948-02-01)1 February 1948 Bridlington, England, U.K.
Died	24 August 2021(2021-08-24) (aged 73)
Rugby union career
Position Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Hawick Trades – Hawick Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) South of Scotland International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1975-77 Scotland 'B' 3 1977–78 Scotland 4 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Pender played club rugby for Hawick Trades and then Hawick.^[4]

Provincial career

Pender was capped by South of Scotland District.^[4]

International career

Pender was capped for Scotland 'B' three times between 1975 and 1977.

He earned four caps for Scotland.^[5][6]

Political career

Pender was a councillor for the Liberal Democrats on the Scottish Borders Council between 1998 and 2003.^[7]

Indecent behaviour

Pender was charged with rape in October 2013,^[8] and was found guilty of three charges of lewd and libidinous behavior, and one charge of sexual assault in December 2013. The rape charge was not proven.^[9]

He was jailed for six years in 2014 and placed on the sex offenders’ register.^[7]

In 2018, he was sued for £650,000 in damages by one of the victims.^[10]