Dan Drysdale

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Dan Drysdale
Birth nameDaniel Drysdale
Date of birth(1901-05-18)18 May 1901
Place of birthKippen, Scotland
Date of death15 October 1987(1987-10-15) (aged 86)
Place of deathYeovil, England
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Heriots
Edinburgh University
Oxford University
London Scottish
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1923 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1923-29
1924
British and Irish Lions
Barbarians
26
4
(45)
(0)
65th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1951–1952
Preceded byJimmie Ireland
Succeeded byFrank Moffat

Daniel Drysdale (18 May 1901 – 15 October 1987) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was 65th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Born in

Edinburgh University and the University of Oxford, where he played for the teams Edinburgh University RFC and Oxford University RFC.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1923 inter-city match.[4]

International career

Drysdale played for

Lions.[3][2][5]

He was on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa.[3]

He also played for the Barbarians.[2]

Administrative career

He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1951-2.[6]

Outside of rugby union

He was a timber merchant.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Drysdale". En.espn.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d e Godwin, p127
  3. ^ a b c Bath, p118
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Dan Drysdale - Test matches". Espnscrum.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b Godwin, p. 128

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