Ken Spence (21 November 1929 – 29 January 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Scrum-half.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Spence played for London Scottish.
In 1949, during a heatwave, in a London Scottish match against West of Scotland, Spence made the newspapers by having to be taken to hospital with sunstroke. He had a temperature of 103 degrees.
He also played for Oxford University.The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
Provincial career
He represented North of Scotland. He played for North against South Africa in 1951.
He captained the Rest of Scotland Scotland Possibles side in an international trial match in 1952.
International career
He was capped for once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February.
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