Ronnie Eriksson
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| Born | Bo Ronald Sheehan Eriksson 22 April 1972 Athlone, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronnie Eriksson (born 22 April 1972) is a rugby union player who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played centre.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Athlone in Ireland.[1] He was educated at Merchiston Castle School and played rugby there.[2]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]He played club rugby for London Scottish.[3]
Provincial and professional career
[edit]Eriksson's career straddles the amateur and professional era. He played for Scottish Exiles and won the 1994–95 Scottish Inter-District Championship with the side.
London Scottish turned professional in 1995.
Eriksson also played for Harlequins later in his career.
International career
[edit]Eriksson made his international debut against New Zealand at Dunedin as part of the 1996 Scotland tour.[4]
His last appearance was against England at Twickenham in 1997.[1] He had been selected for the 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania but withdrew because of injury.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rugby: Player profile: Ronnie Eriksson, Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Young ones full of promise". The Herald. 19 November 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Players: Ronnie Eriksson". London Scottish. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Flurry of tries marks the new style of international rugby Brave, battling but in the end just not good enough". The Herald. 17 June 1996. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby union: Eriksson and Nicol pull out of tour". The Independent. 13 May 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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| Born | Bo Ronald Sheehan Eriksson 22 April 1972 Athlone, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronnie Eriksson (born 22 April 1972) is a rugby union player who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played centre.
Early life
He was born in Athlone in Ireland.[1] He was educated at Merchiston Castle School and played rugby there.[2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played club rugby for London Scottish.[3]
Provincial and professional career
Eriksson's career straddles the amateur and professional era. He played for Scottish Exiles and won the 1994–95 Scottish Inter-District Championship with the side.
London Scottish turned professional in 1995.
Eriksson also played for Harlequins later in his career.
International career
Eriksson made his international debut against New Zealand at Dunedin as part of the 1996 Scotland tour.[4]
His last appearance was against England at Twickenham in 1997.[1] He had been selected for the 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania but withdrew because of injury.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Rugby: Player profile: Ronnie Eriksson, Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Young ones full of promise". The Herald. 19 November 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Players: Ronnie Eriksson". London Scottish. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Flurry of tries marks the new style of international rugby Brave, battling but in the end just not good enough". The Herald. 17 June 1996. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby union: Eriksson and Nicol pull out of tour". The Independent. 13 May 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
   | This biographical article relating to Scotland rugby union, about a person born in the 1970s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |