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Graham Findlay
Scottish rugby union player, referee & cricketer
Graham Findlay (10 November 1864 – 5 December 1924) was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Birth name | David Graham Findlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1864-11-10)10 November 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 December 1924(1924-12-05) (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kelvinside Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Crawford Findlay, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1896–1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bill Maclagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Rainie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amateur career
Findlay played for West of Scotland.[2] He was still playing for the club in 1888 when he turned out for West of Scotland against Hawick and Wilton.[2]
Provincial career
Findlay played for Glasgow District in their match against North of Scotland District on 2 January 1886.[2]
Referee career
He refereed the inter-city match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District in December 1894.[3]
He refereed the Yorkshire versus Lancashire county match on 23 November 1895.[4]
Findlay refereed the international matches between England and Wales on 4 January 1896;[5] and England and Ireland on 1 February 1896.[6][7]
He also refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.[8]
Administrative career
Findlay was the Honorary Secretary at West of Scotland in 1893 and remained so for the rest of his life.[9][10]
He was Vice-President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1896. He organised a charity rugby union versus association football match when his selected side of Rugby Rovers met Queen's Park. The charity was the Langside Dorcas society.[11]
Findlay became the 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1896–97 term in office.[12]
Findlay played cricket for the West of Scotland Cricket Club.[13] He also helped the Earl of Eglington XI run his invitational matches at Eglinton Castle, and he played as a wicket keeper for the Eglinton Castle Cricket Club side throughout the 1890s.[14]
Findlay was a wine and spirit broker.[15]
He died of pnemonia at the age of 60.[10]
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