Ross Logan

William Ross Logan (24 November 1909 – 26 October 1993)[1] was a Scottish international rugby union and cricket player.[2]

Ross Logan
Birth nameWilliam Ross Logan
Date of birth24 November 1909
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death26 October 1993(1993-10-26) (aged 83)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
SchoolMerchiston Castle School
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh University RFC
Edinburgh Wanderers		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931 Edinburgh District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931-1937 Scotland
78th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1964–1965
Preceded byHerbert Waddell
Succeeded byDavid Thom

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He attended Merchiston Castle School,[3] where he captained the school team for three successive seasons. He also played for Edinburgh University RFC, and Edinburgh Wanderers,[2] captaining the latter at one point.

Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District for the 1931 inter-city match.[4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland between 1931-37.[2] He was only capped once in 1931 whilst still a student playing for Edinburgh University, in the game against England.

He captained Scotland in the 1937 match between Scotland and Wales at Swansea, and like V.I. Rees, the Welsh captain, played for Edinburgh Wanderers. (Scotland won 13-6)[3]

One contemporary description of Logan says "[he] plays a characteristic hard game and is a past master in both defence and attack."

Administrative career

He became the 76th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1964 to 1965.[5]

Cricket career

He also played for the Scotland national cricket team.[2]

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See also

References
  1. "Ross Logan". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. Bath, p105
  3. Bath, p41
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3p9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2056%2C4992743
  5. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
  3. Starmer-Smith, Nigel (ed) Rugby - A Way of Life, An Illustrated History of Rugby (Lennard Books, 1986 ISBN 0-7126-2662-X)
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