Ken Spence


Ken Spence was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Scrum-half.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Spence played for London Scottish.
In 1949, during a heatwave, in a London Scottish match against West of [Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland], Spence made the newspapers by having to be taken to hospital with sunstroke. He had a temperature of 103 degrees.
He also played for Oxford [University RFC|Oxford University].

Provincial career

He represented North of Scotland. He played for North against South [Africa national rugby union team|South Africa] in South Africa [rugby">South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa [rugby union tour|1951].
He captained the Rest of Scotland Scotland Possibles side in an international trial match in 1952.

International career

He was capped for once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February.