| Robert Rainie | |||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Robert Dick Rainie | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1860 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Death Date: | c. | ||||||||||
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Ru Position: | Forward | ||||||||||
| Amatyears1: | 1882-84 | ||||||||||
| Amatteam1: | Edinburgh Wanderers | ||||||||||
| Ru Refereeyears1: | 1890-94 | ||||||||||
| Ru Refereecomps1: | Home Nations | ||||||||||
| School: | Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||
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Robert Rainie (25 September 1860 – c. October 1945) was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Rainie played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2] [3] [4]
He refereed the England versus Wales match in the 1890 Home Nations Championship and the Wales versus England match in the 1891 Home Nations Championship.[5] and the Ireland versus Wales match in the 1894 Home Nations Championship.[6]
Rainie became the 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1897–98 term in office.[7] [8]
Rainie was a Chartered Accountant. He was a partner in the firm Brewis, Rainie and Boyd.[9]
He was an auditor of Mortonhall Golf Club.[10]
His brother was the Rev. William Rainie, a minister of Newton-on-Ayr parish for 47 years.[11]
Robert Rainie died circa October 1945. The Executory Notice of his estate was advertised in The Scotsman on 6 October 1945.[12]