Jimmy Ross (rugby union) explained

Jimmy Ross
Birth Name:James Ross
Death Date:22 December 1997
Ru Position:Prop
Amatteam1:Heriots
Ru Refereeyears1:1954
Ru Refereecomps1:Kelso Sevens
School:George Heriot's School
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Embed:yes
Office:President of the Scottish Rugby Union
Term Start:1979
Term End:1980
Order:93rd

Jimmy Ross was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 93rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He went to George Heriot's School and was captain of the school in 1940.[2]

He played for Heriots.[3]

Referee career

He refereed in the 1954 Kelso Sevens.[4]

Administrative career

He was a president of Heriots.[5]

He was Vice-President of the SRU in 1978.[6]

Ross became the 93rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1979 to 1980.[7] [8]

Death

Ross died on 22 December 1997. The Glasgow Herald told of the time when Ross - with a SRU party of dignities - was with their sports journalist travelling to watch Scotland play France. The party was directed by the French police the wrong way up a one-way street to speed their progress to the Parc des Princes. The journalist recalled Ross's quip: 'If they had got their army to the Front this quickly, the course of history might have been changed'. The obituary noted that Ross was a journalist's delight: a man with an opinion on everything; and his best stories were told against himself.[9]

He was cremated on 29 December 1997.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 . . 9 April 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 .
  2. Web site: School Captains and Duxes George Heriot's School . 2020-04-09 . 2019-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190215160148/https://www.george-heriots.com/former-pupils/other-items-for-fps/school-captains-and-duxes . dead .
  3. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 . . 9 April 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 .
  8. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  9. Web site: Featherweight Naseem has the ego of a heavyweight fighting against the ring of truth Prince, the uncrowned king of phoney showmanship.
  10. Web site: James Ross.

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