| Born | Alan James Macgregor Lawson 19 May 1948 Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notable relative(s) | Rory Lawson (son) Jim Thompson (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 123rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2012–2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ian McLauchlan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Donald Macleod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan James Macgregor Lawson (born 19 May 1948 in Kirkcaldy) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Lawson stated:'When I played in the 1970s,Jimmy Thain,the head groundsman,regularly let us play on the international pitch,telling us:The pitch also has to be match fit.'
Lawson played for Heriots. [1] [2]
In the late 1970s he moved to London Scottish. [3]
He was capped by Edinburgh District. [4] Unusually,he was capped by Scotland before he was capped by a District side. [5]
When he moved to London Scottish he represented Anglo-Scots [6] and Middlesex County. [7]
He played scrum-half for Scotland on 15 occasions between 1972 and 1980. [8] He made his test debut for Scotland against France at Murrayfield on 15 January 1972 and he played his last match for Scotland against Wales at Cardiff on 1 March 1980.
Lawson became the 123rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served a one-year term from 2012 to 2013.
He is married to Linda,the daughter of rugby commentator Bill McLaren. [9] The couple have three children:Rory,who is also a Scotland rugby union international;Gregor,a Scotland 7s international and entrepreneur founding fancy dress company Morphsuits;and a daughter Lindsay.