Robert Young (rugby union)

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Robert Young
Birth nameRobert Graham Young
Date of birth (1940-09-13) 13 September 1940 (age 83)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Watsonians ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970 Scotland 1 (0)
115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
2001–2002
Preceded byIain Laughland
Succeeded byAlan Hosie

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]

Rugby Union career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

Young played for Watsonians.[2]

Provincial career[edit]

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[3]

International career[edit]

He played for Scotland once, in 1970.[4]

Administrative career[edit]

He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 2001 to 2002.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Robert Graham Young". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Young - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.