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Edinburgh Wanderers
Edinburgh Wanderers is a former rugby union club, founded in 1868. It was latterly a tenant of the Scottish Rugby Union, playing home fixtures at Murrayfield Stadium for nearly 75 years. In 1997 it merged with Murrayfield RFC to form Murrayfield Wanderers. Formation The rugby club was formed in 1868. The club was initially known as St. Andrew's Wanderers, as it was formed by St. Andrew's University graduates based in Edinburgh. Early history The club quickly became known as Edinburgh Wanderers - and the side established itself as one of the best in Scotland. In the world's first provincial match - between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District - in 1872, the side was already known as Edinburgh Wanderers and provided 3 players to the first Edinburgh District side:- A. Ross; J. Forsyth and A. R. Stewart The club would have been the ninth founding club of the Scottish Rugby Union had the club secretary made it to the inauguration meeting of the union in 1872. Instead it in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league system, known as the Scottish League Championship, and the Scottish National teams. The SRU is headed by the President ( Ian Barr) and Chairman (Colin Grassie), with Mark Dodson acting as the Chief Executive Officer. Dee Bradbury became the first female president of a Tier 1 rugby nation upon her appointment on 4 August 2018. History 1873–1920s The Scottish Football Union was founded on Monday 3 March 1873 at a meeting held at Glasgow Academy, Elmbank Street, Glasgow. Eight clubs were represented at the foundation, Glasgow Academicals; Edinburgh Academical Football Club; West of Scotland F.C.; University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club; Royal High School FP; Merchistonians; Edinburgh University RFC; and Glasgow University. Five of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland National Rugby Union Team
The Scotland national rugby union team represents Scotland in men's international rugby union and is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship and participates in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years. As of 4 December 2022, Scotland are 7th in the World Rugby Rankings. The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the Scottish rugby team played their first official test match, winning 1–0 against England at Raeburn Place. Scotland competed in the Five Nations from the inaugural tournament in 1883, winning it 14 times outright—including the last Five Nations in 1999—and sharing it another 8. In 2000 the competition accepted a sixth competitor, Italy, thus forming the Six Nations. Since this change, Scotland have yet to win the competition. The Rugby World Cup was introduced in 1987 and Scotland have competed in all nine competitions, the most recent being in 2019, where they failed to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cowie (rugby Union)
William Lorn Kerr Cowie, Lord Cowie (born 1 June 1926) is a retired Scottish Senator of the College of Justice and former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby union career Amateur career Cowie played rugby at Fettes College, Fettes where he played Centre (rugby union), Centre. He attended Clare College, Cambridge after Fettes but his studies were interrupted by WWII. In Glasgow, Cowie played and captained Kelvinside-West after the 2nd world war. Kelvinside-West was a short term club merger fix for a post-war player shortage and as numbers increased the constituent clubs of Kelvinside Academicals RFC, Kelvinside Academicals and West of Scotland F.C., West of Scotland once again went their own ways. When that happened Cowie played for West of Scotland F.C., West of Scotland. His legal work took him to Edinburgh and Cowie then played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Provincial career Starting off in Glasgow with Kelvinside-West, Cowie first represented Glasgow District ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Gordon (rugby Union)
Bob Gordon (25 July 1930 – 21 March 1995) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Gordon played as a Wing. Rugby career Amateur career Wilson played for Edinburgh Wanderers Edinburgh Wanderers is a former rugby union club, founded in 1868. It was latterly a tenant of the Scottish Rugby Union, playing home fixtures at Murrayfield Stadium for nearly 75 years. In 1997 it merged with Murrayfield RFC to form Murrayfiel .... Provincial career Gordon played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1950–51 season's Inter-City match. Glasgow won the Inter-City match 11 - 3, the start of a run of 3 wins in the fixture. Despite the loss, The Glasgow Herald noted improvement in Gordon's game: 'There is less desperation in the play of Gordon than there was a year ago and his strong running and coolness in difficult situations almost produced two tries from poor chances.' International career He was capped for 6 times between 1951 and 1953, playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Innes Pocock
Edward Innes Pocock (3 December 1855 – 14 January 1905) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Playing at three-quarters, Pocock gained two caps for Scotland while representing Edinburgh Wanderers at club level. A soldier by profession, he served in Cecil Rhodes' Pioneer Column. On leaving the army he became a civil servant holding several posts as Mining Commissioner in various districts of Rhodesia. Early history Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol in 1855, the son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and his wife Edith. Pocock's Great grandfather was marine artist Captain Nicholas Pocock, while his younger brother Reginald Innes Pocock was a notable zoologist. Pocock was educated at Clifton College from 1872 to 1875 and after leaving school he joined the British Army, being posted to Edinburgh. Rugby Union career Amateur career Pocock played rugby while still a schoolboy, and in his final year he represented Clifton College. In 1873 he played his first game for local team C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Lawson
Alan Lawson (born 19 May 1948, in Kirkcaldy) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Lawson stated: 'When I played in the 1970s, Jimmy Thain, the head groundsman, regularly let us play on the international pitch, telling us: The pitch also has to be match fit.' Lawson played for Heriots. In the late 1970s he moved to London Scottish. Provincial career He was capped by Edinburgh District. Unusually, he was capped by Scotland before he was capped by a District side. When he moved to London Scottish he represented Anglo-Scots and Middlesex County. International career He played scrum-half for Scotland on 15 occasions between 1972 and 1980. He made his test debut for Scotland against France at Murrayfield on 15 January 1972 and he played his last match for Scotland against Wales at Cardiff on 1 March 1980. Administrative career Lawson became the 123rd President of the Scottish Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bedell-Sivright
David Revell "Darkie" Bedell-Sivright (8 December 1880 – 5 September 1915) was a Scottish international rugby union forward who captained both Scotland and the British Isles. Born in Edinburgh, and educated at Fettes College where he learned to play rugby, he studied at Cambridge University and earned four Blues playing for them in the Varsity Match. He was first selected for Scotland in 1900 in a match against Wales. After playing in all of Scotland's Home Nations Championship matches in 1901, 1902 and 1903, Bedell-Sivright toured with the British Isles side – now known as the British & Irish Lions – that toured South Africa in 1903. After playing the first 12 matches of the tour, he was injured and so did not play in any of the Test matches against South Africa. The next year Bedell-Sivright was appointed captain for the British Isles team that toured Australia and New Zealand. Due to a broken leg he played only one Test match during the touragainst Australiabut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Gammell
Sir William Benjamin Bowring Gammell FRSE (born 29 December 1952) is a Scottish businessman and former Scotland international rugby union player. Early life Bill Gammell was born in Edinburgh, and was the son of an investment banker, who was invited at an early age to join Edinburgh's Ivory & Sime (which was started in the late 1800s with the formation of the British Assets Trust.) Gammell attended Fettes College, an independent school in Edinburgh where he was friends and debating partners with future British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The two have remained close friends. After Fettes, Gammell attended the University of Stirling where he obtained a BA in Economics and Accountancy. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District. International career He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play France 'B' in 1976 and 1977. He then was given a full senior cap for Scotland in 1977. He went on to earn fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Clark (rugby Union)
Bobby Clark (born 27 January 1944) is a former Scotland rugby union international player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Melville College. He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. He also played rugby union for the Royal Navy. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District and captained the side. He was part of that season's squad that won the Scottish Inter-District Championship in a play-off in the 1971-72 season, although he did not play in the play-off match. International career He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play France 'B' in 1971. He went on to play for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... 9 times. He scored a try in the 5 February 1972 match against Wales; although Scotland slumped to a 35-12 defeat in the match. Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Fasson
Francis Hamilton (Frank) Fasson was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Half back. Life He was the son of Charles Hamilton Fasson MD, Superintendent of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, by his second wife, Margaret Sarah Robertson, who died when Frank was five. He trained as a lawyer and in 1910 is listed as Francis H. Fasson WS living at 10 Murrayfield Drive in West Edinburgh. In the First World War he served as a Captain in the Scottish Horse regiment. He died in Jedburgh on 23 October 1955. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Cambridge University. He then played for London Scottish and Edinburgh Wanderers. Provincial career Fasson played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898. International career He was capped 5 times for Scotland from 1900 to 1902. Family He married Lilias Clara Bruce and was father to Tony Fasson a hero of the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Cordial
Ian Cordial (14 November 1926 – 22 September 2000) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. Cordial played as a Centre. Rugby career Amateur career Cordial played for Edinburgh Wanderers Edinburgh Wanderers is a former rugby union club, founded in 1868. It was latterly a tenant of the Scottish Rugby Union, playing home fixtures at Murrayfield Stadium for nearly 75 years. In 1997 it merged with Murrayfield RFC to form Murrayfiel ....The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Provincial career Cordial represented Edinburgh District. He played in the 1951–52 season Inter-City match against Glasgow District. He scored Edinburgh's try; their only points in the game. Glasgow won the match 6–3. International career He was capped for four times in 1952, all of the caps coming in the Five Nations matches. References External links Find a Grave entry {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordial, Ian 1926 births 2000 deaths Scottish ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gedge
Peter Maurice Sydney Gedge (18 May 1910 – 27 February 1993) was a Scottish teacher and rugby union player.Bath, p139 He was capped once for in 1933. Early life Peter Gedge was born on 18 May 1910 in York to Henry Theodore Sydney Gedge, a clergyman originally from Kilburn in North London and his wife Frances, originally from Grantham in Lincolnshire. He had two brothers and a sister. Rugby union career Gedge made his only international appearance on 1 April 1933 at Lansdowne Road in the Ireland vs Scotland match which Scotland won 8–6 to win the Home Nations Championship and Triple Crown. He played due to an injury to another player. He was a regular for Edinburgh Wanderers before moving to Tiverton to take up a teaching position in the late 1930s. He also represented the city in Inter-City games against Glasgow. In the summer of 1933 he toured Canada and the United States as a member of the Cambridge Vandals combined cricket and rugby union team. He played in all nine rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
