Birth name | Adam Robson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 August 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 March 2007 | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dollar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1983–1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | George Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Hamish Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adam Robson (16 August 1928 – 15 March 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] He played as a flanker. [1]
He was playing for the Edinburgh College of Art. A relative Andrew Gordon suggested he play with Hawick Linden before trying to make the step up to Hawick. [2]
Robson then played for Hawick Linden and Hawick. [3]
He was capped by South of Scotland District in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship. [4]
He was capped twenty-two times for Scotland between 1954 and 1960. [1] [5]
Robson served on the Barbarians committee for 20 years.
He became the 97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1983 to 1984. [6]
He was a prolific artist selling more than 900 works; and also authored three books. [7]
Birth name | Adam Robson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 August 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 March 2007 | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dollar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1983–1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | George Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Hamish Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adam Robson (16 August 1928 – 15 March 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] He played as a flanker. [1]
He was playing for the Edinburgh College of Art. A relative Andrew Gordon suggested he play with Hawick Linden before trying to make the step up to Hawick. [2]
Robson then played for Hawick Linden and Hawick. [3]
He was capped by South of Scotland District in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship. [4]
He was capped twenty-two times for Scotland between 1954 and 1960. [1] [5]
Robson served on the Barbarians committee for 20 years.
He became the 97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1983 to 1984. [6]
He was a prolific artist selling more than 900 works; and also authored three books. [7]