| Robin Welsh | |||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1869 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland[1] | ||||||||||
| Ru Position: | Wing | ||||||||||
| Amatyears1: | - | ||||||||||
| Amatteam1: | Watsonians | ||||||||||
| Provinceyears1: | - | ||||||||||
| Province1: | Edinburgh District | ||||||||||
| Province2: | Cities District | ||||||||||
| Repteam1: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Repyears1: | 1895–96 | ||||||||||
| Repcaps1: | 4 | ||||||||||
| Reppoints1: | 3 | ||||||||||
| Refereeyears1: | 1901-05 | ||||||||||
| Refereeyears2: | 1902-05 | ||||||||||
| Refereecomps1: | Scottish Unofficial Championship | ||||||||||
| Refereecomps2: | Home Nations | ||||||||||
| Refereeapps2: | 3 | ||||||||||
| School: | George Watson's College | ||||||||||
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Robin Welsh (20 October 1869 – 21 October 1934)[2] was a Scottish sportsman who represented the Royal Caledonian Curling Club as a curler in the Winter Olympics, represented Scotland in tennis[3] and played international rugby union for Scotland.[4]
He played for Watsonians.[5]
He played for Edinburgh District.[6] He also played for Cities District.[7]
He was capped four times for Scotland between 1895 and 1896.[8]
He was an international referee. He refereed the England versus Ireland match in 1902;[9] the Wales versus England match in 1903;[10] and the Ireland versus England match in 1905.[11]
He refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.[12] [13] [14]
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1925 to 1926.[15]
He was part of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924.