| John Simpson | |||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1872 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Polmont, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Ru Position: | Half Back | ||||||||||
| Amatyears1: | - | ||||||||||
| Amatteam1: | Royal HSFP | ||||||||||
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1894 | ||||||||||
| Ru Province1: | Edinburgh District | ||||||||||
| Repteam1: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Repcaps1: | 11 | ||||||||||
| Reppoints1: | 0 | ||||||||||
| Repyears1: | 1893-98 | ||||||||||
| Ru Refereeyears1: | 1906 | ||||||||||
| Ru Refereecomps1: | Home Nations | ||||||||||
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John Simpson (2 September 1872 – 11 January 1921) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Simpson played with Royal HSFP.[2]
Simpson played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1894 inter-city match.[3]
Simpson was capped eleven times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899.[4] He was part of the Scotland side that won the Triple Crown in 1894-95 season.
He refereed one international match in the 1906 Home Nations Championship; the Ireland v Wales match.[5]
He became the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1904 to 1905.[6]
Simpson became a doctor. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.[7]
He died on 11 January 1921, leaving a widow Margaret Lockhart Mitchell. His estate was valued at £5204, 19 shillings and 3d.[7]