Robert Greig (rugby union)

Robert Greig (30 May 1871 – 10 January 1951) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Robert Greig

Birth name	Robert Coventry Greig
Date of birth	(1871-05-30)30 May 1871
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	10 January 1951(1951-01-10) (aged 79)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half Back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1889 Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1892 1893 1893 Glasgow District West of Scotland District Cities District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1893-97 Scotland 2 (0)
30th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1903–1904
Preceded by	Roger Davidson
Succeeded by	John Simpson

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Greig played with Glasgow Academicals.[2] He was playing with the club from 1889.[3] The club had a Spring Meeting festival day in 1891. As part of that, there was a drop kick tournament to see how far the contenders could drop kick a goal. Greig won the tournament by drop kicking from 61 yards out, though it was aided by the wind.[4]

Provincial career

Greig played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1892 inter-city match.[5]

He also played for the West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 21 January 1893.[6]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 23 December 1893.[7]

International career

Greig was capped twice for Scotland between 1893 and 1897.[8]

Administrative career

He became the 30th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1903 to 1904.[9]

Cricket career

He was playing for the Glasgow Academical Cricket Club in 1891.[10]

References

1. http://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. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18891028/047/0010
4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18910511/009/0001
5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AJJEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jLUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242%2C7102638
6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18930123/006/0001
7. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18931225/008/0003
8. http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/1070.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
9. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
10. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001965/18910701/078/0006