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Scotland international rugby union player & referee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Date of birth | 2 September 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Polmont, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 January 1921 48) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1904–1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Robert Greig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Willie Neilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simpson played with Royal HSFP.[2]
Simpson played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1894 inter-city match.[3]
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.
He refereed one international match in the 1906 Home Nations Championship; the Ireland v Wales match.[5]
He became the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1904 to 1905.[6]
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.[7]
He died on 11 January 1921, leaving a widow Margaret Lockhart Mitchell. His estate was valued at £5204, 19 shillings and 3d.[7]
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