Russell Bruce

Charles Russell Bruce (25 April 1918 — 17 April 2009) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Russell Bruce

Full name	Charles Russell Bruce
Date of birth	(1918-04-25)25 April 1918
Date of death	17 April 2009(2009-04-17) (aged 90)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
School	Glasgow Academy
Occupation(s)	Surveyor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow Academicals () 1944 Army () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1946 Glasgow District () 1946 Blues Trial () 1947 Scotland Probables () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–49 Scotland 8 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Bruce was educated at Glasgow Academy and played for Glasgow Academicals.^[1]

He played for the Army Rugby Union side in 1944.^[1]

Provincial career

He captained Glasgow District in the 1946 December inter-city match against Edinburgh District.^[2]

He later played in the trial match that month. He played for the Blues Trial side on 21 December 1946 against Whites Trial side.^[3]

He then turned out for the final trial match for Scotland Probables against Scotland Possibles on 18 January 1947.^[4]

International career

Bruce represented Scotland in the 1946 Victory Internationals which were at the time non-cap internationals, before later gaining official caps in the 1947 Five Nations. He featured in all four of Scotland's matches, the first three as a centre, then as an experimented fly-half for the final match against England, for which he also stood in as captain. For his remaining four caps, all in the 1949 Five Nations, he was used again at fly-half.^[5][6]

Military career

He served as an Army major during World War 2.

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players