Tony Stanger
Encyclopedia
Anthony George Stanger is a former Scottish international rugby union
player, and is Scotland's joint record try
scorer.
Tony scored the winning try in the 1990 Five Nations
match against England to seal Scotland's third Grand Slam
.
Tony was called up to replace Ieuan Evans
, when he was injured on tour with the British Lions in South Africa 1997. He gained one cap on the tour.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, and is Scotland's joint record try
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
scorer.
Tony scored the winning try in the 1990 Five Nations
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
match against England to seal Scotland's third Grand Slam
Grand Slam (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, a Grand Slam occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship manages to beat all the others during one year's competition...
.
Tony was called up to replace Ieuan Evans
Ieuan Evans
Ieuan Evans is a former rugby union footballer who played on the wing for Wales. He is regarded as one of the best Welsh wingers of all time, despite playing through a disappointing era of Welsh rugby. A prolific try scorer at International level, Evans is listed 19th in the world on the all-time...
, when he was injured on tour with the British Lions in South Africa 1997. He gained one cap on the tour.