[2] Bruce was capped for North of Scotland District.
[3] He played for the combined North of Scotland District side (a defacto North and Midlands side) in their match against Australia in October 1947.
[4] He turned out for the Scotland Probables side on 20 December 1947.
[6] He was the North of Scotland district secretary for many years.
[2] He joined Aberdeen Savings Bank at the age of 18, and became manager of their Stornoway branch in 1952.