Nat Brewis

Nat Brewis
Birth name	Nathaniel Thomas Brewis
Date of birth	16 April 1856
Place of birth	Escott Hall, Morpeth, England
Date of death	21 October 1924 (aged 68)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
-	Edinburgh Institution F.P.
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1875-	Edinburgh District
1878	Blues Trial
International career
Years	Team
1876-80	Scotland
Refereeing career
Years	Competition
1881	Scottish Districts
13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
	In office; 1885–1886
Preceded by	Malcolm Cross
Succeeded by	James Stewart Carrick

Dr Nathaniel Thomas Brewis FRCPE FRCSE (16 April 1856 – 21 October 1924) was a Scottish Doctor and international rugby union player.^[1] He became the 13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Medical career

Nathaniel Brewis graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an MB in 1882, and began his career as a House-Surgeon at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Glasgow Maternity Hospital. He proceeded to specialise in Gynaecology, serving as obstetrician and gynaecologist to the Edinburgh New Town Dispensary, Leith Hospital, and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.^[2] A Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Brewis was also elected president of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society. He retired from his medical career in 1922.

Cross was capped by Edinburgh District to play against Glasgow District in the inter-city match in 1875.^[3]

He was selected and played in the Blues Trial side of 1878.^[4]

He was capped six times for Scotland between 1876–80.^[5]

He refereed the East v West district match in early 1881.^[6]

He was Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880–81. He attempted to bring in a North of Scotland District versus South of Scotland District match that season, but the fixture did not take place.^[7]