Angus Black

Not to be confused with "Black Angus", a nickname for Aonghas MacNeacail

Angus Black

Black in New Zealand in 1950
Born	Angus William Black (1925-05-06)6 May 1925
Died	14 February 2018(2018-02-14) (aged 92)
Rugby union career
Position Scrum-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh University – Leicester Tigers – Bristol Bears – RAFRU Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh District - Cities - Scotland Possibles International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–1950 Scotland 8 (0) 1950 British and Irish Lions 2 (0)

Angus William "Gus" Black (6 May 1925 – 14 February 2018) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Black played for Edinburgh University.

He went on to play for Leicester and Bristol during his National Service.

He played for the Royal Air Force Rugby Union in 1954.

Provincial career

Black was capped for Edinburgh District.

He played for the Cities District side in their match against Australia in October 1947.

He turned out for the Scotland Possibles side in 1947.

International career

Black made his first international appearance on New Year's Day 1947 while studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He also played for Edinburgh University rugby team, and was on the 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia where he played in two tests, playing in a 9–9 draw in Dunedin and a 0–8 loss in Christchurch.

Death

Black lived in Lundin Links in Fife. After moving into a care home in the 1990s, Black died in February 2018 and at the time of his death was the oldest living Lions player.