Max Simmers

William Maxwell Simmers (7 August 1904 in Glasgow – 14 November 1972 in Helensburgh)[1] was a Scottish rugby union player.[2] He was often referred to as "Max"[2] and/or "Bill".[1] He was the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Max Simmers

Birth name	William Maxwell Simmers
Date of birth	(1904-08-07)7 August 1904
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	14 November 1972(1972-11-14) (aged 68)
Place of death	Helensburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1926-32 Scotland 28 (18)
70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1956–1957
Preceded by	Robert Meldrum
Succeeded by	Bob Hogg

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals.[3]

Provincial career

He was capped for Glasgow District.[3]

International career

He was capped twenty eight times between 1926–32 for Scotland,[2] scoring six tries.[1][2][4]

Administrative career

He became the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1956 to 1957.[5]

Family

He was the father of Brian Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland.[2]

He married the English tennis player Gwen Sterry on 9 July 1932 at St Mark's Church, Surbiton.[6]

References

1. player profile on scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010
2. Bath, p139
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QKFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=faUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3939%2C1025367
4. http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/3315.html
5. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
6. "A Tennis-rugby Alliance Miss Sterry Marries Mr. Simmers". The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 16 July 1932. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)