Fraser MacAllister was a Scottish rugby union player, referee, and president of the Scottish Rugby Union. He played for Shawlands FP and Clarkston.[1]
| Birth name | Fraser MacAllister | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | c. 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 March 1985 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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| 95th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1981–1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cliff Wilton | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | George Thomson | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career
editAmateur career
editFrom 1923 to 1925, Fraser MacAllister played for two seasons as team captain at Shawlands Academy in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] He also played for Shawlands FP and Clarkston.[3] In 1932, he retired from professional rugby due to an injury.[2][page needed]
Referee career
editFrom 1933 to 1953, he worked as a referee in Glasgow.[2]
Administrative career
editBetween 1930 and 1932, MacAllister served as the club secretary of Shawlands FP, and in 1935, he joined the committee of Glasgow District.[2][page needed] He became vice president of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) in 1980.[3]
In 1981, MacAllister became the 95th President of the Scottish Rugby Union, serving from 1981 to 1982,[1] during which he launched the construction of the East Stand of Murrayfield Stadium for its re-development.[4]
Outside of rugby union
editHe was the manager of the bible department at Collins Publishers.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "FROM RAEBURN PLACE TO MURRAYFIELD: a Past with a Future - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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