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Scoring Feats
In the early days of the club low scores appear
to have been the norm so there were no outstanding performances
by individuals. However, in 1913/14 the club scored over
200 points for the first time and Ivan Tait contributed
a staggering 40 tries! Needless to say this is a feat never
bettered. Tait did mange 23 tries in 1920/21 after recovering
from severe wounds from the First World War.
L.S. Kinnear succeeded Tait on the wing and
managed to score 4 tries in a match against Kelvinside Academicals
in his first season. He repeated this feat in 1929 when
he played against Hartlepool Rovers while on holiday in
Edinburgh having taken up an appointment in London. In the
same year, J.W. Scott our international forward scored all
three tries in a win against Dunfermline.
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Most
tries in a season
| Backs |
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| I. Tait |
40 |
| A.G. Blair |
20 |
| I.W. Forsyth |
19 |
| A.J.W. Hinshelwood |
17 |
| Forwards |
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| A.L. Fraser |
17 |
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The Club's most high scoring wing three
quarter was A.G. Blair although many of his points resulted
from his goal kicking. He was the originator of the 'round
the corner' style of kicking. In 1929/30 he scored 78 points
and A.L. Fraser scored a record 11 tries as a forward. The
following year, Blair managed to score 78 points despite
being injured for half of the season.
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In 1934/35 Blair twice scored four tries in a game and
ended the season with a total of 155 points.
After the Second World War T.G Weatherstone scored many
fine tries during the Fifties but due to injuries never
scored more than 13 in one season. In 1955 K. R. Macdonald
set up a Club record by scoring 5 tries in a game against
Kelvinside Academicals.
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Most
tries in a game
| Backs |
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| K.R. Macdonald |
5 |
| L.S.Kinnear |
4 |
| A.G.Blair |
4 |
| A.E.Bennet |
4 |
| H.P.Mather |
4 |
| Forwards |
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| H.B. Johnson |
3 |
| J.B.Borthwick |
3 |
| J.W. Scott |
3 |
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Most
points in a game
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J.C.M. Sharp
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23
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| A.G.Blair |
19 |
A.J.W. Hinshelwood
set a post war record for 17 tries in season 1961/62 and
he repeated the feat again in 1965/6 his last year with
the club. This total was surpassed by I.W.Forsyth who
scored 19 tries in 1969/70.
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Undoubtedly, the most outstanding
scoring feats are those of the Sharp brothers, Clark and
Gregor who both scored over 1000 points for the Club.
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Most
points in a season
| A.G.Blair |
155 |
| G. Sharp |
144 |
| J.C.M. Sharp |
126 |
| G. Armstrong |
114 |
| F.C.H. McLeod |
109 |
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| Clark who played from 1950 to
1962 scored 46 tries, dropped 6 goals, kicked 210 conversions
and 149 penalty goals for a total of 1023 points. Gregor played
from 1953 to 1968 . His most successful year was 1963/64 when
he scored 144 points. Nonethless, his most remarkable achievement
was kicking over 80 drop goals during his distinguished career
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