Ross Logan
William Ross Logan (24 November 1909 – 26 October 1993)[1] was a Scottish international rugby union and cricket player.[2]
| Birth name | William Ross Logan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 October 1993 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 78th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1964–1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Herbert Waddell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | David Thom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He attended Merchiston Castle School,[3] where he captained the school team for three successive seasons. He also played for Edinburgh University RFC, and Edinburgh Wanderers,[2] captaining the latter at one point.
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District for the 1931 inter-city match.[4]
Ross turned out for the Scotland Probables side for the second and final trial match of the 1937-38 season, on 15 January 1938.[5]
International career
He was capped for Scotland between 1931 and 1937.[2] He was only capped once in 1931 whilst still a student playing for Edinburgh University, in the game against England.
He captained Scotland in the 1937 match between Scotland and Wales at Swansea, and like V.I. Rees, the Welsh captain, played for Edinburgh Wanderers. (Scotland won 13–6)[3]
One contemporary description of Logan says "[he] plays a characteristic hard game and is a past master in both defence and attack."
Administrative career
He became the 76th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1964 to 1965.[6]
Cricket career
He also played for the Scotland national cricket team.[2]
References
- "Ross Logan". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- Bath, p105
- Bath, p41
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- "Register". Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
- Starmer-Smith, Nigel (ed) Rugby - A Way of Life, An Illustrated History of Rugby (Lennard Books, 1986 ISBN 0-7126-2662-X)