Andrew Flett
Appearance
Birth name | Andrew Binny Flett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 December 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 July 1961 | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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34th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1907–1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | John Tulloch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | David Cassels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Flett (7 December 1875 – 15 July 1961) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was the 34th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Flett played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[1]
Provincial career
[edit]He played for Edinburgh District in the 1901 Inter-City match against Glasgow District.[2]
International career
[edit]Flett had 5 caps for Scotland, playing in the 1901 and 1902 Home Nations Championship.[3]
Referee career
[edit]He refereed the Glasgow District v Canada match on 20 December 1902.[4]
Administrative career
[edit]Flett became the 34th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1907 to 1908.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ "Notes on Sport". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 9 December 1901.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Andrew Flett - Test matches".
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19021222/067/0004.
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(help) - ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
Categories:
- 1875 births
- 1961 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Rugby union forwards
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Scottish rugby union referees
- Edinburgh University RFC players
- Scottish Districts referees
- Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
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