Stewart Coltman Explained

Stewart Coltman
Birth Date:27 March 1920
Birth Place:Hawick, Scotland
Death Place:Hawick, Scotland
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1948–49
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0

Stewart Coltman (27 March 1920 — 21 July 1999) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Coltman was a native of Hawick and served as an officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers in World War II.[1]

A 14–stone prop, Coltman was strong scrummager and in the immediate post war years played for Hawick RFC, which he captained for a season. He gained five Scotland caps across the 1948 and 1949 Five Nations.[2]

Coltman retired in 1950 after taking up a position with a knitwear company in New York City.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: On Leave . Berwickshire News and General Advertiser . 6 February 1945.
  2. News: Expected home . Berwickshire News and General Advertiser . 20 January 1953.
  3. News: Coltman Retires . . 17 October 1950.