Bill Ross (rugby union) explained

Bill Ross
Full Name:William Scott Ross
Birth Date:28 November 1956
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1979–83
Repcaps1:13
Reppoints1:4

William Scott Ross OAM (born 28 November 1956) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]

A Brisbane Grammar School product, Ross was an Australian Schools representative on the 1973/74 tour of Britain and by 1976 had been rewarded with a state debut for Queensland. He gained 13 caps for the Wallabies as hooker, debuting in 1979 against Ireland at Ballymore. His international career included a successful Bledisloe Cup defence in 1980. He attended Oxford University during the early 1980s, attaining a rugby blue.[2]

Ross was team manager of the Queensland Reds between 1996 and 1998. He served as a Queensland Rugby Union selector from 2003 to 2006, then Vice President between 2010 and 2018.[3] In the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ross was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) "for service to rugby union, and to the community".[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Reds' rugby's golden era top 50 . . 8 July 2020.
  2. Web site: William Scott Ross . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  3. Web site: Bill Ross Appointed Vintage Reds CEO . reds.rugby . en . 7 February 2019.
  4. News: Queen's Birthday honours list 2013 . . 9 June 2013 . en.