William Andrew Walls

William Andrew Walls (29 December 1859 – 19 February 1936) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

William Andrew Walls
Birth nameWilliam Andrew Walls
Date of birth(1859-12-29)29 December 1859
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death19 February 1936(1936-02-19) (aged 76)
Place of deathPrestwick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1882-86 Scotland 10 (0)
38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1911–1912
Preceded byCharles Fleming
Succeeded byJohn Dallas

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.[1]

Provincial career

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.[2]

He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 3 December 1881 match.[1] This was Glasgow District's first win over Edinburgh District in the inter-city matches.

International career

Walls represented Scotland in the 1881–82 Home Nations rugby union matches and in the 1883 Home Nations Championship and subsequent Home Nations Championship till 1886.[3]

Administrative career

He became the 38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1911 to 1912.[4][5]

References
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id%3DhY9EAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3Db7UMAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5954%2C5078015. Retrieved 13 March 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Andrew Walls - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
  5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19111016/015/0001
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