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Andrew Flett

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Andrew Flett
Birth nameAndrew Binny Flett
Date of birth(1875-12-07)7 December 1875
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death15 July 1961(1961-07-15) (aged 85)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh University ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901-02 Scotland 5 (5)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1902 Scottish Districts
34th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1907–1908
Preceded byJohn Tulloch
Succeeded byDavid 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

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Amateur career

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Flett played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[1]

Provincial career

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He played for Edinburgh District in the 1901 Inter-City match against Glasgow District.[2]

International career

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Flett had 5 caps for Scotland, playing in the 1901 and 1902 Home Nations Championship.[3]

Referee career

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He refereed the Glasgow District v Canada match on 20 December 1902.[4]

Administrative career

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Flett became the 34th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1907 to 1908.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  2. ^ "Notes on Sport". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 9 December 1901.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Andrew Flett - Test matches".
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19021222/067/0004. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.