| Bryan Gossman | |
| Birth Name: | Bryan Murray Gossman |
| Birth Date: | 1951 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Ardrossan |
| Ru Position: | Fly-half |
| Ru Nationalteam: | Scotland 'B' Scotland |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1979-80 1980–83 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 2 3 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | 0 6 |
| Ru Province: | Glasgow District |
| Ru Provinceyears: | - |
| Amatyears1: | 1970-72 |
| Amatteam1: | Ardrossan Academicals |
| Amatyears2: | 1972-84 |
| Amatteam2: | West of Scotland |
| Occupation: | Wealth management |
| Spouse: | Judy |
| Children: | 2 |
| Relatives: | Jimmy Gossman (brother) |
| School: | Ardrossan Academy |
| University: | Strathclyde University |
Bryan Murray Gossman (5 May 1951 – 28 October 2022) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a fly-half.[1]
He studied at Ardrossan Academy when leaving initially played for their former pupils side Ardrossan Academicals.[2]
He joined West of Scotland in 1972, where he played for the remainder of his career.
He played for Glasgow District.[3]
He was capped for Scotland 'B' on 1 December 1979 against Ireland, playing alongside his brother Jimmy Gossman.[4]
Bryan Gossman gained 3 caps for Scotland, from 1980 to 1983, scoring 2 drop goals, 6 points on aggregate. He played all these games at the Five Nations Championship, one in 1980 and two in 1983, when he scored his two drop goals.[5]
Gossman graduated in economics and economic history from the University of Strathclyde.[2]
He became a trainee bank manager at the Saltcoats Bank of Scotland, before moving on to Bristol and West and then the Dunfermline Building Society.[6]
He later became a senior partner at St James's Place Wealth Management.[6]
He became the treasurer of the North Ayrshire Conservatives. A short-lived related group called the Irvine Unionist Club were fined £400 for not declaring £100,000 gifted to the Scottish Conservative campaign in 2016 via the North Ayrshire Conservative and Unionist Association, after a 'dark money' investigation. Gossman had stated the money went to 'the central party in Edinburgh'.[7] A motion was raised in the Scottish Parliament for the Conservatives to explain the cash donation by the Green MSP Ross Greer.[8]
His brother Jimmy Gossman was also capped for Scotland.[1]
Gossman died on 28 October 2022, aged 71.[6]