Robert Young (rugby union) explained

Robert Young
Birth Name:Robert Graham Young
Birth Date:13 September 1940
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Scrum half
Amatteam1:Watsonians
Ru Provinceyears1:1970
Ru Province1:Edinburgh District
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1970
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Module:
Embed:yes
Office:President of the Scottish Rugby Union
Term Start:2001
Term End:2002
Order:115th

Robert Young (born 13 September 1940 in Edinburgh) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Young played for Watsonians.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[3]

International career

He played for Scotland once, in 1970.[4]

Administrative career

He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 2001 to 2002.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Graham Young. ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  4. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Young - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  5. Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 . Scottish Rugby.