Samuel Brown McQueen (27 January 1896 — 16 September 1983) was a Scottish international

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player. McQueen was born in

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and educated at

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. A fly-half, McQueen was capped four times for

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in 1923, debuting in a win over France at Inverleith. He set up Leslie Gracie's winning try against Wales in his next match and then scored a try himself to help Scotland defeat Ireland at Lansdowne Road. For his final appearance, a

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match, Scotland needed a win to secure the grand slam, but went down to England 6–8. He was the first international produced by Crosby club

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and also made three appearances for the Barbarians.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McQueen, Sammy 1896 births 1983 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Barbarian F.C. players Waterloo F.C. players Rugby union players from Liverpool Rugby union fly-halves People educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby

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