Bill Connon

Bill Connon was a Scottish rugby union player. He became the 101st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He was also a golf administrator in the north-east of Scotland and organised the Northern Open tournament for a number of years.

Bill Connon
Birth nameWilliam Lewis Connon
Date of birthc.1922
Place of birthAberdeen, Scotland
Place of death2000 (aged 77–78)
Notable relative(s)Jacky Connon, father
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1940-50 Aberdeen GSFP ()
101st President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1987–1988
Preceded byDoug Smith
Succeeded byTom Pearson

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Connon went to Aberdeen Grammar School.[1]

Connon played for Aberdeen GSFP.[2][3]

Provincial career

Connon played in a trial match organised by North of Scotland District. They split teams into Maroon ('A') and Blue ('B') jerseys to play off for selection by the district to face the Midlands District in October 1949. Connon was reported by the Aberdeen Press and Journal to have scored 'a gem of a forward try' for the Maroons.[3]

Despite that try he failed to make the XV for the North v Midlands match on 5 November 1949.[4]

Administrative career

Connon became the 101st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1987 to 1988.[5]

In a notable changeover he took over from another former Aberdeen Grammar school former pupil Doug Smith. Tom Pearson of Howe of Fife and Jimmy McNeill of Hutchesons GSFP were elected Vice-Presidents.[6][7]

Outside of rugby union

He was a solicitor in Aberdeen, becoming an advocate.[8]

His father was Jacky Connon, an Aberdeen F.C. player of the post-First World War era.[9]

He was a North-East District golf official.[10] He was one of the main organisers of the Northern Open, together with Jack Hall.[11][12]

References
  1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19350615/020/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000573/19401121/108/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19491027/054/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19491104/087/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Scottish Rugby" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19870627/125/0010 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Chapter 3: Club Sections | Club History | Aberdeen Grammar Former Pupils Club". www.agsfp.com.
  8. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19520104/139/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19530129/029/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19930701/600/0028 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19970503/043/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Scottish Golf View - Golf News from Around the World: THANKS FOR THE MEMORY: Murcar and the Northern Open".
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