John Simpson (rugby union)

Position(s)	Half Back
Amateur team(s)
Provincial / State sides
National team(s)
Refereeing career

John Simpson
Birth name	John William Simpson
Date of birth	2 September 1872
Place of birth	Polmont, Scotland
Date of death	11 January 1921 (aged 48)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s)	Half Back
Amateur team(s)
Provincial / State sides
National team(s)
Refereeing career
31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union
	In office; 1904–1905
Preceded by	Robert Greig
Succeeded by	Willie Neilson

John Simpson (2 September 1872 – 11 January 1921) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Simpson played with Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career

Simpson played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1894 inter-city match.[3]

International career

Simpson was capped eleven times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899.[4] He was part of the Scotland side that won the Triple Crown in 1894-95 season.[5]

Referee career

He refereed one international match in the 1906 Home Nations Championship; the Ireland v Wales match.[6]

Administrative career

He became the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1904 to 1905.[7]

Medical career

Simpson became a doctor. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.[8]

Death

He died on 11 January 1921, leaving a widow Margaret Lockhart Mitchell. His estate was valued at £5204, 19 shillings and 3d.[9] He is buried in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.[10]

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References

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[1] ttp://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/1070.html

[2] The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.

[3] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y1lEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8LEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1362%2C5396884

[4] ttp://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/1086.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match

[5] ttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182823548

[6] ttp://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/19088.html

[7] ttps://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf

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[10] ttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182823548