Bill Donaldson (rugby union)

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Bill Donaldson
Birth nameWilliam Patrick Donaldson
Date of birth(1871-03-04)4 March 1871
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death27 March 1923(1923-03-27) (aged 44)
Place of death Dollar, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1893-1899 Scotland 6 (0)
Refereeing career
YearsCompetitionApps
1903 Br. & Ir. Lions tour to SA

Bill Donaldson was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He also played for West of Scotland FC. [2]

Provincial career

He was capped for Glasgow District in 1898. [2]

International career

He was capped six times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899. [3]

Referee career

After his playing career Donaldson became a rugby union referee. [1] He was the first referee to referee a test in South Africa. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "William Patrick Donaldson". Espnscrum.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bill Donaldson - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Referees". Sareferees.com.
  5. ↑ Burns, Peter (4 October 2018). Scottish Rugby 101: A Pocket Guide in 101 Moments, Stats, Characters and Games. p. 18. ISBN   9781788851091.
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