| Birth name | Roger Stewart Davidson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 February 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 February 1955 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Perth, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1902–1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | George Neilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Greig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roger Davidson was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] His regular playing position was Forward
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Davidson started by playing for Perthshire. [2]
Davidson moved to Aberdeen to study at university. In 1892, Davidson was playing for Aberdeen Nomads. [3]
Davidson played for Royal HSFP when he was capped for Scotland. [4] He was playing for them in March 1893 but it was remarked that he was just 'helping out' the side. [5]
Provincial career
Davidson was selected for Edinburgh District to play against North of Scotland District on 12 December 1891, [6] but the match was called off due to frost. [7]
Davidson did play in the North of Scotland District match against Midlands District on 26 November 1892. [8] The Scottish Referee noted that Davidson and Trotter were conspicuous in the match for the North side, between them securing a try. [9]
In the other direction, Davidson was selected for North of Scotland District to play against Edinburgh District on 10 December 1892, [10] but the match was called off due to snow. [11] He was again selected for North of Scotland District to play against South of Scotland District on 14 January 1893 [12] but again this match was also called off.
Davidson played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 21 January 1893. [13] [14]
International career
Davidson was capped once for Scotland in 1893. [15]
Referee career
Davidson refereed a North of Scotland District versus Edinburgh Wanderers match on 21 March 1896. [16]
Davidson was a linesman, or touch judge or assistant referee, for the Cities versus Provinces match of January 1899. [17]
Davidson was also a touch-judge in the international Scotland v Ireland match in 1903, [18] and in the Scotland v England match that same year. [19]
Administrative career
Davidson was elected a North of Scotland District representative on the board of the Scottish Rugby Union in October 1898. [20]
Davidson sent his apologies to the North of Scotland District when they organised a dinner to celebrate Mr. John M. Fyfe, their secretary, on 18 February 1899. [21]
Davidson was elected President of Perthshire in 1901. [22]
Davidson was made Honorary Vice-President of Perthshire in 1902. [23]
Davidson was the 29th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1902–1903 term in office. [24]
Outside of rugby
Davidson became a Minister of the Church of Scotland. [25] He took over at Kinfauns Parish Church on his father's death - his father, C. S. Davidson, was also a Minister - and left Aberdeen in 1894. [26] All of Davidson's ministry was at Kinfauns with the exception of two years when he was assistant at Aberdeen St. Nicholas. He did join the Territorial Army and was a chaplain there for 25 years. [27]
Davidson announced his intention to retire as a minister at the start of February 1955. That month, he died a day after his birthday at Burghmuir Hospital in Perth, after being taken ill a few days before. He was able to talk to visiting friends who arrived for his birthday. [28]
References
- ^ "Roger Stewart Davidson".
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland by Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Roger Davidson - Test matches".
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1869 births
- 1955 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Royal HSFP players
- Rugby union players from Perth and Kinross
- Scottish rugby union referees
- Scottish Districts referees
- North of Scotland (standalone) players
- East of Scotland District players
- Perthshire RFC players
- Aberdeen Nomads RFC players
- Rugby union forwards
| Birth name | Roger Stewart Davidson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 February 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 February 1955 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Perth, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1902–1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | George Neilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Greig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roger Davidson was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] His regular playing position was Forward
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Davidson started by playing for Perthshire. [2]
Davidson moved to Aberdeen to study at university. In 1892, Davidson was playing for Aberdeen Nomads. [3]
Davidson played for Royal HSFP when he was capped for Scotland. [4] He was playing for them in March 1893 but it was remarked that he was just 'helping out' the side. [5]
Provincial career
Davidson was selected for Edinburgh District to play against North of Scotland District on 12 December 1891, [6] but the match was called off due to frost. [7]
Davidson did play in the North of Scotland District match against Midlands District on 26 November 1892. [8] The Scottish Referee noted that Davidson and Trotter were conspicuous in the match for the North side, between them securing a try. [9]
In the other direction, Davidson was selected for North of Scotland District to play against Edinburgh District on 10 December 1892, [10] but the match was called off due to snow. [11] He was again selected for North of Scotland District to play against South of Scotland District on 14 January 1893 [12] but again this match was also called off.
Davidson played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 21 January 1893. [13] [14]
International career
Davidson was capped once for Scotland in 1893. [15]
Referee career
Davidson refereed a North of Scotland District versus Edinburgh Wanderers match on 21 March 1896. [16]
Davidson was a linesman, or touch judge or assistant referee, for the Cities versus Provinces match of January 1899. [17]
Davidson was also a touch-judge in the international Scotland v Ireland match in 1903, [18] and in the Scotland v England match that same year. [19]
Administrative career
Davidson was elected a North of Scotland District representative on the board of the Scottish Rugby Union in October 1898. [20]
Davidson sent his apologies to the North of Scotland District when they organised a dinner to celebrate Mr. John M. Fyfe, their secretary, on 18 February 1899. [21]
Davidson was elected President of Perthshire in 1901. [22]
Davidson was made Honorary Vice-President of Perthshire in 1902. [23]
Davidson was the 29th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1902–1903 term in office. [24]
Outside of rugby
Davidson became a Minister of the Church of Scotland. [25] He took over at Kinfauns Parish Church on his father's death - his father, C. S. Davidson, was also a Minister - and left Aberdeen in 1894. [26] All of Davidson's ministry was at Kinfauns with the exception of two years when he was assistant at Aberdeen St. Nicholas. He did join the Territorial Army and was a chaplain there for 25 years. [27]
Davidson announced his intention to retire as a minister at the start of February 1955. That month, he died a day after his birthday at Burghmuir Hospital in Perth, after being taken ill a few days before. He was able to talk to visiting friends who arrived for his birthday. [28]
References
- ^ "Roger Stewart Davidson".
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland by Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Roger Davidson - Test matches".
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1869 births
- 1955 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Royal HSFP players
- Rugby union players from Perth and Kinross
- Scottish rugby union referees
- Scottish Districts referees
- North of Scotland (standalone) players
- East of Scotland District players
- Perthshire RFC players
- Aberdeen Nomads RFC players
- Rugby union forwards