List of

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 ...

Presidents is a list of people who have held the position of

President of the Scottish Rugby Union The President of the Scottish Rugby Union is the figurehead of rugby union in Scotland. Origin In 1873, and directly after the Scotland versus England international match, representatives from eight Scottish rugby union sides came together in Gla ...

and its predecessor the Scottish Football Union. There is a discrepancy on the current official list over SRU Presidents over the World War periods. Tom Scott was President before and after the First World War. The official list states he was President for the 1914-15 season and 1919-20 season. Other sources have Scott the President throughout the First World War.Forsyth's Rugby Record Season 1948-49. R. W. Forsyth Ltd. Edinburgh and Glasgow In an omission,

Patrick Munro Patrick Munro (9 October 1883 – 3 May 1942), also known as Pat Munro, was a Scotland international rugby union player and later a British Conservative politician.Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010 Rugby union career Amateur ...

is currently excluded from the official list of Presidents altogether. Newspaper reports of the time state he was President. In addition, the ''Forsyth's Rugby Record'' state that Munro was President from 1939-1942; and that Harry Smith took over as Acting President from 1942. In this list we have taken Scott to be President throughout the First World War, added

and given Harry Smith the position from 1942, following the clarity of ''Forsyth's Rugby Record'' of the time.

References

{{Reflist Lists of Scottish sportspeople Scottish Rugby Union