Robert Wilson Shaw

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Shaw participated in all three of Scotland's Championship matches in 1938. The first was against Wales which Scotland won 86 on 5 February. Although Scotland only scored one try to Wales two, their superior kicking gave them the victory.

Their next match was against Ireland on 26 February, and again Scotland wonthis time 2314. Shaw had a good game, although he did not score any tries.

The last match of the Championship was against England at Twickenham Stadium on 19 March. The match was played in front of 70,000 spectators. This was also the first ever rugby international to be televised. Shaw scored one try in the first half, and Scotland led 129 at the break. In the second half Scotland frequently penetrated the England defence. Shaw came close several times to scoring a second try, before three minutes from full-time to help Scotland to a 2116 win. Scotland had outscored England five tries to one, and Shaw was widely credited with inspiring the win. The match became known as "Wilson Shaw's match". [5]

Since France was still banned from the competition at this stage, this would have been the nearest thing to a Scottish Grand Slam. [2]

British and Irish Lions

Shaw was selected for the British and Irish Lions team that toured Argentina in 1936. Although no caps were awarded for the tour, Shaw was part of the one Test of the tour, a 23-0 victory over Argentina. [6]

Administrative career

He became the 84th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1970 to 1971. [7]

Family

His brother Ian Shaw was also a Scotland international rugby union player.

References

  1. "Wilson Shaw rugby profile". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bath, p158
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. "Register" . Retrieved 28 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Robert Wilson Shaw, CBE". sshf.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
  6. "La Unión de Rugby del Río de la Plata". UAR.com. 1937. Retrieved 20 March 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby . 15 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
Sources
  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN   1-86200-013-1)
Wilson Shaw
Robert Wilson Shaw.jpg
Birth nameRobert Wilson Shaw
Date of birth(1913-04-11)11 April 1913
Date of death23 July 1979(1979-07-23) (aged 66)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, wing, centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow District ()
1935 Cities District ()
1938 Scotland Possibles ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
193439 Scotland 19 (28)
1936 British and Irish Lions 0 (0)
Barbarians
Correct as of 2007-12-23
84th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1970–1971