Stanger played rugby for Scotland at under 18, 19 and 21 levels. He went on the
Scotland rugby team's tour of Japan. He was selected to start for Scotland against
Fiji in October 1989, without playing for the Scotland B side. He scored the winning try in the 1990
Five Nations match against England to seal Scotland's third
Grand Slam. He played for Scotland at the
1991 and
1995 Rugby World Cups. In 1997, Stanger was called up to replace
Ieuan Evans, who was injured on tour with the
British Lions in South Africa 1997, and Stanger gained one cap on the tour. ==Later and personal life==