Dan Drysdale

Not to be confused with Don Drysdale.

Daniel Drysdale (18 May 1901 – 15 October 1987) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was the 65th president of the Scottish Rugby Union.^[1]

Dan Drysdale

Born	Daniel Drysdale (1901-05-18)18 May 1901 Kippen, Scotland
Died	15 October 1987(1987-10-15) (aged 86) Yeovil, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Heriots – Edinburgh University – Oxford University – London Scottish Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1923 Edinburgh District International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1923-29 Scotland 26 (45) 1924 British and Irish Lions 4 (0) – Barbarians
65th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1951–1952
Preceded by	Jimmie Ireland
Succeeded by	Frank Moffat

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Born in Kippen, Stirlingshire^[2] Drysdale, went to George Heriots and also played for Heriot's FP,^[3] and London Scottish.^[2] He went to Edinburgh University and the University of Oxford, where he played for the teams Edinburgh University RFC and Oxford University RFC.^[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1923 inter-city match.^[4]

International career

Drysdale played for Scotland and the Lions.^[3][2][5]

He was on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa.^[3]

He also played for the Barbarians.^[2]

Administrative career

He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1951 and 1952.^[6]

Outside of rugby union

He was a timber merchant.^[6]