Adam Robson Explained

Adam Robson should not be confused with Adam Henry Robson.

Adam Robson
Birth Name:Adam Robson
Birth Date:16 August 1928
Birth Place:Hawick, Scotland
Death Place:Dollar, Scotland
Ru Position:Flanker
Ru Amateuryears:
1951
Ru Amateurclubs:Edinburgh College of Art
Hawick Linden
Hawick
Ru Provinceyears:1954
Ru Province:South of Scotland District
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:1954-60
Ru Nationalcaps:22
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Module:
Embed:yes
Office:President of the Scottish Rugby Union
Term Start:1983
Term End:1984
Order:97th

Adam Robson (16 August 1928 – 15 March 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He played as a flanker.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

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]

Provincial career

He was capped by South of Scotland District in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]

International career

He was capped twenty-two times for between 1954 and 1960.[1] [5]

Administrative career

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]

Outside of rugby union

He was a prolific artist selling more than 900 works; and also authored three books.[7]

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile. Scrum.com. 15 February 2010.
  2. News: Welcome to scotsman.com the best place for Scottish news and features . The Scotsman.
  3. Jones, pp. 43/4
  4. News: Handicapped City Team Put Up a Brave Show. Evening Times. 16 October 1954.
  5. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Adam Robson - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  6. Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19. S3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. 28 October 2021. 16 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210013/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf. dead.
  7. Web site: Adam Robson. HeraldScotland.com. 16 March 2007 .