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Max Simmers
Scotland international rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Maxwell Simmers (7 August 1904 in Glasgow – 14 November 1972 in Helensburgh)[1] was a Scottish rugby union player.[2] He was often referred to as "Max"[2] and/or "Bill".[1] He was the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Glasgow Academicals.[3]
Provincial career
He was capped for Glasgow District.[3]
He played for Scotland Probables on 19 December 1931.[4]
International career
He was capped twenty eight times between 1926 and 1932 for Scotland,[2] scoring six tries.[1][2][5]
Administrative career
He became the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1956 to 1957.[6]
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Family
He was the father of Brian Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland.[2]
He married the English tennis player Gwen Sterry on 9 July 1932 at St Mark's Church, Surbiton.[7]
References
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