| Birth name | Fraser MacAllister | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | c. 1908 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 March 1985 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||
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| 95th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||
| In office 1981–1982 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cliff Wilton | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | George Thomson | ||||||||||||
Fraser MacAllister was a Scottish rugby union player, referee, and president of the Scottish Rugby Union. He played for Shawlands FP and Clarkston.[1]
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Fraser MacAllister played for two seasons at Shawlands Academy in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1923 to 1925. He was the team's captain.[2] He also played for Shawlands FP and Clarkston.[3] In 1932, he retired from professional rugby due to an injury.[2]
Referee career
From 1933 to 1953, he worked as a referee in Glasgow.[2]
Administrative career
MacAllister served as the club secretary of Shawlands FP from 1930 to 1932 and joined the committee of Glasgow District in 1935.[2] He became Vice-President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) in 1980.[3]
In 1981, MacAllister became the 95th President of the Scottish Rugby Union, serving from 1981 to 1982,[1] during which he launched the construction of the East Stand of Murrayfield Stadium for its re-development.[4]
Outside of rugby union
He was the manager of the bible department at Collins Publishers.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- 1 2 "British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "FROM RAEBURN PLACE TO MURRAYFIELD: a Past with a Future - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved 9 April 2020.