Robert Young (rugby union)
Robert Young (born 13 September 1940 in Edinburgh) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Birth name | Robert Graham Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 September 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2001–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Iain Laughland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alan Hosie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Young played for Watsonians.[2]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in the 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[3]
International career
He played for Scotland once, in 1970.[4]
Administrative career
He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 2001 to 2002.[5]
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References
- "Robert Graham Young". ESPN scrum.
- The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Young - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
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