Robert Rainie
| Birth name | Robert Dick Rainie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | c. 6 October 1945 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1897–1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Graham Findlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Boswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Rainie (25 September 1860 – c. October 1945) was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Rainie played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2][3] [4]
Referee career
[edit]He refereed the England versus Wales match in the 1890 Home Nations Championship and the Wales versus England match in the 1891 Home Nations Championship.[5] and the Ireland versus Wales match in the 1894 Home Nations Championship.[6]
Administrative career
[edit]Rainie became the 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1897–98 term in office.[7][8]
Outside of rugby
[edit]Rainie was a Chartered Accountant. He was a partner in the firm Brewis, Rainie and Boyd.[9]
He was an auditor of Mortonhall Golf Club.[10]
His brother was the Rev. William Rainie, a minister of Newton-on-Ayr parish for 47 years.[11]
Robert Rainie died circa October 1945. The Executory Notice of his estate was advertised in The Scotsman on 6 October 1945.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "R.D. Rainie".
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales v England".
- ^ "Ireland v Wales".
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.