Adam Robson
Scottish rugby union player
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Adam Robson (16 August 1928 – 15 March 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He played as a flanker.[1]
16 August 1928
| Born | Adam Robson 16 August 1928 Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 March 2007 (aged 78) Dollar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1983–1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | George Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hamish Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career
Amateur career
He was playing for the Edinburgh College of Art. A relative Andrew Gordon suggested he play with Hawick Linden before trying to make the step up to Hawick.[2]
Robson then played for Hawick Linden and Hawick.[3]
Provincial career
He was capped by South of Scotland District in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]
International career
He was capped twenty-two times for Scotland between 1954 and 1960.[1][5]
Administrative career
Robson served on the Barbarians committee for 20 years.
He became the 97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1983 to 1984.[6]
Outside of rugby union
He was an art teacher at Dollar Academy. He was a prolific artist selling more than 900 works; and also authored three books.[7]
