Arneil captained the 1967 Edinburgh and District team. He also captained the 1969 Durham County side.
International careeredit
Scotlandedit
R. F. U. Centenary Match 1970edit
Scotland beat England in both matches played at Murrayfield and Twickenham.
Scotland Touringedit
Arneil was a member of the 1969 Scotland team that toured Argentina. This tour and internationals were not classed as full, thus no caps were awarded. There were two ‘internationals’ played against an Argentine XV. Scotland lost the first and won the second. 1st International Arg 11 v Sco 3 2nd International Arg 3 v Sco 6 Arneil captained Scotland in the second match v Argentina which was won 6 v 3. Arneil was a member of the 1970 Scotland team that toured Australia. The one test played on this tour was classed as a full test. Other matches were played on this tour. Scotland won the Test and the score was Australia 23 v Scotland 3. 1 Test Aus 23 v Sco 3
British and Irish Lionsedit
Rodger Arneil was a member of the 1968 touring team to South Africa and played in all 4 Tests. He was selected for the 1971 British Lions tour to New Zealand. Due to business commitments he joined the tour following the second test.
Barbariansedit
Arneil played 15 times for the Barbarians including the 1969 Barbarian tour to South Africa. Scored first try Baa Baas vs South Africa 1970.
rodger, arneil, born, 1944, former, scotland, international, rugby, union, player, played, british, irish, lions, tours, south, africa, 1968, zealand, 1971, second, tour, replacement, rodger, james, arneilbirth, namerodger, james, arneildate, birth, 1944, 1944. Rodger Arneil born 1 May 1944 1 is a former Scotland international rugby union player He was played on two British and Irish Lions tours to South Africa in 1968 and New Zealand in 1971 the second tour as a replacement Rodger James ArneilBirth nameRodger James ArneilDate of birth 1944 05 01 1 May 1944 age 79 Place of birthEdinburgh ScotlandOccupation s Scottish Woollen Export ManagerManaging Director of AMFSports UK distributorRugby union careerPosition s FlankerAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points 1965 1967Edinburgh Academicals Dusseldorf Dragons RFC 1968 1970Leicester Tigers 1969Hartlepool Rovers 1971 1973Northampton Saints 1973Frankfurt 1880 RFC Barbarians Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points Edinburgh District Durham County International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1968 1972Scotland221968 1971British and Irish Lions4 Contents 1 Rugby Union career 1 1 Amateur career 1 2 Provincial career 1 3 International career 1 3 1 Scotland 1 3 1 1 R F U Centenary Match 1970 1 3 1 2 Scotland Touring 1 3 2 British and Irish Lions 1 3 3 Barbarians 2 ReferencesRugby Union career editAmateur career edit He played club rugby for both Edinburgh Academicals and Leicester Tigers Provincial career edit Arneil captained the 1967 Edinburgh and District team He also captained the 1969 Durham County side International career edit Scotland edit R F U Centenary Match 1970 edit Scotland beat England in both matches played at Murrayfield and Twickenham Scotland Touring edit Arneil was a member of the 1969 Scotland team that toured Argentina This tour and internationals were not classed as full thus no caps were awarded There were two internationals played against an Argentine XV Scotland lost the first and won the second 1st International Arg 11 v Sco 3 2nd International Arg 3 v Sco 6 Arneil captained Scotland in the second match v Argentina which was won 6 v 3 Arneil was a member of the 1970 Scotland team that toured Australia The one test played on this tour was classed as a full test Other matches were played on this tour Scotland won the Test and the score was Australia 23 v Scotland 3 1 Test Aus 23 v Sco 3 British and Irish Lions edit Rodger Arneil was a member of the 1968 touring team to South Africa and played in all 4 Tests He was selected for the 1971 British Lions tour to New Zealand Due to business commitments he joined the tour following the second test Barbarians edit Arneil played 15 times for the Barbarians including the 1969 Barbarian tour to South Africa Scored first try Baa Baas vs South Africa 1970 References edit Rodger James Arneil SourcesBath Richard ed The Scotland Rugby Miscellany Vision Sports Publishing Ltd 2007 ISBN 1 905326 24 6 McLaren Bill Talking of Rugby 1991 Stanley Paul London ISBN 0 09 173875 X Massie Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby Polygon Edinburgh ISBN 0 904919 84 6 nbsp nbsp nbsp This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rodger Arneil amp oldid 1149289370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,