William Maxwell Simmers (7 August 1904 in

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rugby union player.Bath, p139 He was often referred to as "Max" and/or "Bill". He was the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

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Provincial career

He was capped for Glasgow District.

International career

He was capped twenty eight times between 1926 and 1932 for , scoring six tries.

Administrative career

He became the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1956 to 1957.

Family

He was the father of Brian Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland. He married the English tennis player

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on 9 July 1932 at

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References

;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) 1904 births 1972 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Glasgow Academicals rugby union players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union Rugby union players from Glasgow Rugby union forwards {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub