Dan Drysdale
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18 May 1901
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| Born | Daniel Drysdale 18 May 1901 Kippen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 October 1987 (aged 86) Yeovil, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 65th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1951–1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jimmie Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Frank Moffat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Drysdale (18 May 1901 – 15 October 1987) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was the 65th president of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Amateur career
Born in Kippen, Stirlingshire[2] Drysdale, went to George Heriots and also played for Heriot's FP,[3] and London Scottish.[2] He went to Edinburgh University and the University of Oxford, where he played for the teams Edinburgh University RFC and Oxford University RFC.[2]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in the 1923 inter-city match.[4]
International career
Drysdale played for Scotland and the Lions.[3][2][5]
He was on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa.[3]
He also played for the Barbarians.[2]
Administrative career
Drysdale was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1951 and 1952.[6]
