• Source: John Simpson (rugby union)
    • John Simpson (2 September 1872 – 11 January 1921) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union.


      Rugby Union career




      = Amateur career

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      Simpson played with Royal HSFP.


      = Provincial career

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      Simpson played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1894 inter-city match.


      = International career

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      Simpson was capped eleven times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899. He was part of the Scotland side that won the Triple Crown in 1894-95 season.


      = Referee career

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      He refereed one international match in the 1906 Home Nations Championship; the Ireland v Wales match.


      = Administrative career

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      He became the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1904 to 1905.


      Medical career


      Simpson became a doctor. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.


      Death


      He died on 11 January 1921, leaving a widow Margaret Lockhart Mitchell. His estate was valued at £5204, 19 shillings and 3d.


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