Bill Donaldson (rugby union)
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Birth name | William Patrick Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 March 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 27 March 1923 | (aged 44)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dollar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Donaldson was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby union career
Amateur career
He also played for West of Scotland FC.[2]
Provincial career
He was capped for Glasgow District in 1898.[2]
International career
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1893-1899.[3]
Referee career
After his playing career Donaldson became a rugby union referee.[1] He was the first referee to referee a test in South Africa.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "William Patrick Donaldson". Espnscrum.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bill Donaldson - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk.
- ^ "SA Rugby Referees". Sareferees.com.
- ^ Burns, Peter (4 October 2018). Scottish Rugby 101: A Pocket Guide in 101 Moments, Stats, Characters and Games. p. 18. ISBN 9781788851091.
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