Andrew Flett Explained

Andrew Flett
Birth Name:Andrew Binny Flett
Birth Date:7 December 1875
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Forward
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Amateurclubs:Edinburgh University
Ru Province:
Ru Provinceyears:1901
Ru Nationalyears:1901-02
Ru Nationalcaps:5
Ru Nationalpoints:(5)
Ru Refereeyears:1902
Ru Refereecomps:Scottish Districts
Module2:
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Office:President of the Scottish Rugby Union
Term Start:1907
Term End:1908
Order:34th

Andrew Flett (7 December 1875 – 15 July 1961) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was the 34th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Flett played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[1]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1901 Inter-City match against Glasgow District.[2]

International career

Flett had 5 caps for Scotland, playing in the 1901 and 1902 Home Nations Championship.[3]

Referee career

He refereed the Glasgow District v Canada match on 20 December 1902.[4]

Administrative career

Flett became the 34th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1907 to 1908.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  2. News: . 9 Dec 1901. Notes on Sport. Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland.
  3. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Andrew Flett - Test matches.
  4. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19021222/067/0004. registration.
  5. Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 . . 25 March 2020 . 16 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210013/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf . dead .