Brian Maxwell Simmers (born 26 February 1940,

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals.

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.

International career

He was capped seven times between 1967 and 1971 for .

Family

He was the son of Bill "Max" Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland. and tennis player Gwen Sterry. His grandmother was Charlotte Cooper who won five women's singles titles at the

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and two gold medals at the

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References

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