| Andrew Stewart | |||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Jedburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Death Place: | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Ru Position: | Centre | ||||||||||
| Amatyears1: | 1933–45 | ||||||||||
| Amatteam1: | Jed-Forest | ||||||||||
| Ru Provinceyears1: | - | ||||||||||
| Ru Province1: | South of Scotland District | ||||||||||
| School: | George Watson's College | ||||||||||
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Major Andrew Stewart (1913–1989) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 76th president of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
He played for Jed-Forest.[2] He captained the club.[3]
He took part in one post Second World War match for Jed-Forest and stated it took a fortnight to recover. He then quit as a player.[4]
He played for South of Scotland District against North of Scotland District.[4]
He became President of Jed-Forest in 1952.[5]
He was elected on the SRU committee in 1954 as a South of Scotland District representative. He gave up the president post at Jed-Forest when he joined the SRU.[4]
He was elected vice-president of the SRU in 1961.[4]
He became the 76th president of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1962 to 1963.[6]
Stewart looked forward to the role: 'It will be fine to have the chance of assuring some of the smaller clubs that they are not in the wilderness.'[4]
Stewart was a tweed manufacturer in Jedburgh.[4]
He served as a Major in the 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers.[4]
Both his uncle Charles William Stewart and father George Stewart played for Jed-Forest. His father was also a secretary and president of the club.[4]