Birth name | James Norrie Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 September 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 November 1990 94) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Coldstream, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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63rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1949–1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | James Moir Mackenzie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Jimmie Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hamish Shaw (13 September 1896 - 10 November 1990) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 63rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1]
He played for Edinburgh Academicals. [2]
He played for Edinburgh District in the 1920 inter-city match.
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1949 to 1950. [4]