Gussie Graham
Gussie Graham (16 April 1856 – 17 October 1922) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | James Hope Stewart Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Middlebie, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 October 1922 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1883–1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | William Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Graham played with Edinburgh Academicals.[2]
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1874.[2]
He played for East of Scotland District in 1876.[3]
He played for the Blues Trial side in 1878.[4]
Referee career
He refereed the 1884 inter-city match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District.[6]
Administrative career
He became the 11th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1883 to 1884.[7]
References
- "James Hope Stewart Graham". En.espn.co.uk.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18760228/032/0006. Retrieved 6 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Gussie Graham - Test matches". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18841208/061/0003. Retrieved 6 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
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