Fraser MacAllister

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Fraser MacAllister
Birth nameFraser MacAllister
Date of birthc. 1908
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death2 March 1985(1985-03-02) (aged 77)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Shawlands FP
Clarkston
()
95th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1981–1982
Preceded byCliff Wilton
Succeeded byGeorge Thomson

Fraser MacAllister was a Scottish rugby union player, referee, and president of the Scottish Rugby Union. He played for Shawlands FP and Clarkston.[1]

Rugby union career[]

Amateur career[]

Fraser MacAllister played for two seasons at Shawlands Academy in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1923 to 1925. He was the team's captain.[2] He also played for Shawlands FP and Clarkston.[3] In 1932, he retired from professional rugby due to an injury.[2][page needed]

Referee career[]

From 1933 to 1953, he worked as a referee in Glasgow.[2]

Administrative career[]

MacAllister served as the club secretary of Shawlands FP from 1930 to 1932 and joined the committee of Glasgow District in 1935.[2][page needed] He became Vice-President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) in 1980.[3]

In 1981, MacAllister became the 95th President of the Scottish Rugby Union, serving from 1981 to 1982,[1] during which he launched the construction of the East Stand of Murrayfield Stadium for its re-development.[4]

Outside of rugby union[]

He was the manager of the bible department at Collins Publishers.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-04-09.https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved Apr 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved Apr 9, 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "FROM RAEBURN PLACE TO MURRAYFIELD: a Past with a Future - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved Apr 9, 2020.
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