Nat Brewis

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Nat Brewis
Birth nameNathaniel Thomas Brewis
Date of birth(1856-04-16)16 April 1856
Place of birthEscott Hall, Morpeth, England
Date of death21 October 1921(1921-10-21) (aged 65)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1875-
1878		 Edinburgh District
 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1876-80 Scotland 6 (0)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1881 Scottish Districts
13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1885–1886
Preceded byMalcolm Cross
Succeeded byJames Stewart Carrick

Nat Brewis was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He became the 13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P..[2]

Provincial career[]

Cross was capped by Edinburgh District to play against Glasgow District in the inter-city match in 1875.[3]

He was selected and played in the side of 1878.[4]

International career[]

He was capped 6 times for Scotland between 1876–80.[5]

Referee career[]

He refereed the East v West district match in early 1881.[6]

Administrative career[]

He was Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880–81. He attempted to bring in a North of Scotland District versus South of Scotland District match that season but the fixture didn't come off.[7]

He was made the 13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1885-86.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/396.html[bare URL]
  2. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CVNEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wbEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5464%2C2796189[bare URL]
  3. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CVNEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wbEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5464%2C2796189[bare URL]
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18780218/176/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/396.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match[bare URL]
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18810212/120/0039 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18801018/180/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf[bare URL]
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