Alan Hosie (born c.1945) is a Scottish international referee and was the 116th President of the

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 s ...

Rugby Union career

Referee career

When the

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was introduced to rugby union - in addition to the

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- Hosie stated: 'This is a bad move, some referees will use it as a get-out, brandishing a yellow card when it should be red.' He refereed 22 international matches before becoming Five Nations chairman in 1997.

Administrative career

Hosie was a committee member of the Five Nations Championship from 1992. Hosie became Chairman of the Five Nations Championship in 1997. He was also the Chairman of the Laws Committee of the IRB; and on the Four Home Unions tour committee. He served as chairman when the championship became the Six Nations Championship and remained there until 2002. He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 2001 to 2002.

Family

His son, Andrew Hosie, is also a

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referee; now working in Canada.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hosie, Alan Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union Scottish rugby union referees Living people Year of birth uncertain Year of birth missing (living people)