Gibbie Abercrombie

Gibbie Abercrombie (9 May 1928 – 23 August 1992) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Gibbie Abercrombie

Birth name	James Gilbert Abercrombie
Date of birth	(1928-05-09)9 May 1928
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	23 August 1992(1992-08-23) (aged 64)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh University () - Heriots () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1950 Edinburgh District () 1950 Blues Trial () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1949-50 Scotland 7 (3)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Abercrombie played rugby union for Edinburgh University.

He then moved to play for Heriots.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Northumberland on 27 September 1950.

He played for the Blues Trial side against Whites Trial in 1950.

International career

He was capped for Scotland 7 times in the period 1949-1950. He scored one try against England at Murrayfield in 1950, his last cap for Scotland.

Medical career

After he graduated from Edinburgh University as a doctor, he moved to the north shore of Auckland in New Zealand where he became a G.P.