| Birth name | Allan M. Hosie | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth | c.1945 | ||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||
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| 116th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||
| In office 2002–2003 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robert Young | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bert Duffy | ||||||||||
Allan Hosie (born c.1945) is a Scottish international referee and was the 116th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1] He was given a Scotland referee cap in January 2025. [2]
When the yellow card was introduced to rugby union - in addition to the red card - Hosie stated:'This is a bad move,some referees will use it as a get-out,brandishing a yellow card when it should be red.' [3]
He refereed 22 international matches before becoming Five Nations chairman in 1997. [4]
Hosie was a committee member of the Five Nations Championship from 1992. [4]
Hosie became Chairman of the Five Nations Championship in 1997. He was also the Chairman of the Laws Committee of the IRB;and on the Four Home Unions tour committee. [4] He served as chairman when the championship became the Six Nations Championship and remained there until 2002. [5]
He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 2001 to 2002. [6]
His son,Andrew Hosie,is also a rugby union referee;now working in Canada. [7]