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Strachan was born in 1947 in Littlemill, Ayrshire.
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Gordon Strachan
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After leaving Ayr Academy, he played rugby for Ayr Reconstruction Finance Corporation and then Jordanhill College. While a Jordanhill player, he played five times for Scotland at number 8, his first appearance being in the match against England in March 1971. He received his final cap against Presidents XV in 1973.
He returned to Ayr in the late 1970s, when he captained the team, and after retiring from playing, coached Ayr, taking them from the third division to the first.
He later worked as a P.E. teacher.
