John Simpson (rugby union)

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John Simpson
Birth nameJohn William Simpson
Date of birth(1872-09-02)2 September 1872
Place of birthPolmont, Scotland
Date of death11 January 1921(1921-01-11) (aged 48)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1894 Edinburgh District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1893-98 Scotland 11 (0)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1906 Home Nations
31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1904–1905
Preceded byRobert Greig
Succeeded byWillie Neilson

John Simpson (2 September 1872 – 11 January 1921) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

Simpson played with Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career[]

Simpson played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1894 inter-city match.[3]

International career[]

Simpson was capped eleven times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899.[4] He was part of the Scotland side that won the Triple Crown in 1894-95 season.[5]

Referee career[]

He refereed one international match in the 1906 Home Nations Championship; the Ireland v Wales match.[6]

Administrative career[]

He became the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1904 to 1905.[7]

Medical career[]

Simpson became a doctor. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.[8]

Death[]

He died on 11 January 1921, leaving a widow Margaret Lockhart Mitchell. His estate was valued at £5204, 19 shillings and 3d.[9] He is buried in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Robert Coventry Greig".
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y1lEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8LEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1362%2C5396884
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Simpson - Test matches".
  5. ^ "John William Simpson (1872-1921) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find a Grave.
  6. ^ "Ireland v Wales".
  7. ^ https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
  8. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60558/40884_b206816_00218?pid=434623&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60558%26h%3D434623%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DRTz40%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RTz40&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.182295652.2132303141.1585038681-756357530.1584316183
  9. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60558/40884_b206816_00218?pid=434623&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60558%26h%3D434623%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DRTz40%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RTz40&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.182295652.2132303141.1585038681-756357530.1584316183
  10. ^ "John William Simpson (1872-1921) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find a Grave.


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