Birth name | William Patrick Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 March 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 27 March 1923 44) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dollar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Donaldson was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
He also played for West of Scotland FC. [2]
He was capped for Glasgow District in 1898. [2]
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899. [3]
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]
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