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| Birth name | David Young Cassels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 March 1859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shettleston, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 January 1923 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1908–1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Andrew Flett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alexander Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Cassels (4 March 1859 –25 January 1923) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was the 35th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Cassels played rugby union for West of Scotland. [1]
Cassels played for Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1879 [2] and 1880. [3] He captained the side in 1881. [4]
He was capped by West District in January 1880. [5] In February 1881,he was capped by West of Scotland District for their match against East of Scotland District. [6]
Cassels became the 35th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1908 to 1909. [8]
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