David Cassels (4 March 1859 – 25 January 1923) was a

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He was the 35th

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Cassels played

for West of Scotland.

Provincial career

Cassels played for Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1879 and 1880. He captained the side in 1881. He was capped by West District in January 1880. In February 1881, he was capped by West of Scotland District for their match against East of Scotland District.

International career

Cassels had 7 caps for

between 1880 and 1883.

Administrative career

Cassels became the 35th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1908 to 1909.

References

1859 births 1923 deaths Rugby union players from Glasgow Scottish rugby union players Rugby union forwards Scotland international rugby union players Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union West of Scotland FC players Glasgow District (rugby union) players West of Scotland District (rugby union) players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub