Birth name | Andrew Ruthven Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jedburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1989 (aged 75–76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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76th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1962–1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Robert Ledingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Herbert Waddell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major Andrew Stewart (1913–1989) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 76th president of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1]
He played for Jed-Forest. [2] He captained the club. [3]
He took part in one post Second World War match for Jed-Forest and stated it took a fortnight to recover. He then quit as a player. [4]
He played for South of Scotland District against North of Scotland District. [4]
He became President of Jed-Forest in 1952. [5]
He was elected on the SRU committee in 1954 as a South of Scotland District representative. He gave up the president post at Jed-Forest when he joined the SRU. [4]
He was elected vice-president of the SRU in 1961. [4]
He became the 76th president of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1962 to 1963. [6]
Stewart looked forward to the role:'It will be fine to have the chance of assuring some of the smaller clubs that they are not in the wilderness.' [4]
Stewart was a tweed manufacturer in Jedburgh. [4]
He served as a Major in the 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers. [4]
Both his uncle Charles William Stewart and father George Stewart played for Jed-Forest. His father was also a secretary and president of the club. [4]
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