| Birth name | Donald A. D. Macleod | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | March 4, 1941 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Selkirk, Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 November 2022 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Innerleithen, Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||
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| 124th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||
| In office 2013–2014 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alan Lawson | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ian Rankin | ||||||||||||
Donald Macleod (4 March 1941- 13 November 2022) was a Scottish surgeon and was President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) 2013–2014. He was the Scotland team doctor 1969–1995 and the SRU's medical adviser 1971–2003. [1]
He worked as a consultant general surgeon at Bangour General Hospital,West Lothian from 1975 to 2001,and as associate postgraduate dean of surgery for south-east Scotland from 1993 to 2004. [2] He was also an honorary professor of sports medicine at Aberdeen University from 1998 to 2003. [2]
He was the Scottish rugby union team's doctor from 1969 to 1995 and their medical adviser from 1971 to 2003. [2] He was also the British Lion' team doctor from 1983;and a member of the medical advisory committee of the International Rugby Board from 1977 to 2003. [2] [3]
He served as vice-president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 2001 to 2004;chairman of the Intercollegiate Academic Board for Sports and Exercise Medicine from 1998 to 2003;president of the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine from 1995 to 2002;and from 2005 to 2008 was chair of the medical committee for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games bid. [2]
He received the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine's Sir Roger Bannister Medal in 2005. [2]
He played for Edinburgh Academicals. [4]
He was a President of Selkirk rugby union club from 2009 to 2011. [4] [5]
He was elected vice-president of the Scottish Rugby Union in 2012. [5]
He became the 124th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 2013 to 2014. [6]
It was during his presidency that a sponsorship deal with BT was secured. Macleod stated:'Congratulations to the executive team on securing such a great deal for the whole of Scottish rugby. From Stornoway in the north to Selkirk in the south,this welcome investment comes as a very positive development for the entire game.' [7]
In 2019,Macleod stood down from the committee of the Selkirk rugby club. [8]
Macleod died at the age of 81 on 13 November 2022. [9]
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