| Born | Adam Robson 16 August 1928 Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 March 2007 (aged 78) Dollar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1983–1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | George Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hamish Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adam Robson (16 August 1928 –15 March 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] He played as a flanker. [1]
He was playing for the Edinburgh College of Art. A relative Andrew Gordon suggested he play with Hawick Linden before trying to make the step up to Hawick. [2]
Robson then played for Hawick Linden and Hawick. [3]
He was capped by South of Scotland District in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship. [4]
He was capped twenty-two times for Scotland between 1954 and 1960. [1] [5]
Robson served on the Barbarians committee for 20 years.
He became the 97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1983 to 1984. [6]
He was an art teacher at Dollar Academy. He was a prolific artist selling more than 900 works;and also authored three books. [7]