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Adam Robson

Adam Robson (16 August 1928 – 15 March 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He played as a flanker.[1]

Adam Robson
Birth nameAdam Robson
Date of birth(1928-08-16)16 August 1928
Place of birthHawick, Scotland
Date of death15 March 2007(2007-03-15) (aged 78)
Place of deathDollar, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

1951
Edinburgh College of Art
Hawick Linden
Hawick
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954 South of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954-60 Scotland 22 (0)
97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1983–1984
Preceded byGeorge Thomson
Succeeded byHamish Kemp

Rugby union career edit

Amateur career edit

He was playing for the Edinburgh College of Art. A relative Andrew Gordon suggested he play with Hawick Linden before trying to make the step up to Hawick.[2]

Robson then played for Hawick Linden and Hawick.[3]

Provincial career edit

He was capped by South of Scotland District in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]

International career edit

He was capped twenty-two times for Scotland between 1954 and 1960.[1][5]

Administrative career edit

Robson served on the Barbarians committee for 20 years.

He became the 97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1983 to 1984.[6]

Outside of rugby union edit

He was a prolific artist selling more than 900 works; and also authored three books.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Player profile". Scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Welcome to scotsman.com the best place for Scottish news and features". The Scotsman.
  3. ^ Jones, pp. 43/4
  4. ^ "Handicapped City Team Put Up a Brave Show". Evening Times. 16 October 1954.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Adam Robson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ (PDF). S3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Adam Robson". HeraldScotland.com.
Sources
  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1)
  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  • Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)


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