Roger Davidson (rugby union)

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Roger Davidson
Birth nameRoger Stewart Davidson
Date of birth(1869-02-17)17 February 1869
Place of birthKinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Date of death18 February 1955(1955-02-18) (aged 86)
Place of deathPerth, Scotland
UniversityUniversity of Aberdeen
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1890
1892-94
1893		 Perthshire
Aberdeen Nomads
Royal HSFP		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1892
1893		 North of Scotland District
East of Scotland District		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1893 Scotland 1 (0)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1896 Scottish Districts
29th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1902–1903
Preceded byGeorge Neilson
Succeeded byRobert Greig

Roger Davidson was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] His regular playing position was Forward

Rugby Union career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

Davidson started by playing for Perthshire.[2]

Davidson moved to Aberdeen to study at university. In 1892, Davidson was playing for Aberdeen Nomads.[3]

Davidson played for Royal HSFP when he was capped for Scotland.[4] He was playing for them in March 1893 but it was remarked that he was just 'helping out' the side.[5]

Provincial career[edit]

Davidson was selected for Edinburgh District to play against North of Scotland District on 12 December 1891,[6] but the match was called off due to frost.[7]

Davidson did play in the North of Scotland District match against Midlands District on 26 November 1892.[8] The Scottish Referee noted that Davidson and Trotter were conspicuous in the match for the North side, between them securing a try.[9]

In the other direction, Davidson was selected for North of Scotland District to play against Edinburgh District on 10 December 1892,[10] but the match was called off due to snow.[11] He was again selected for North of Scotland District to play against South of Scotland District on 14 January 1893[12] but again this match was also called off.

Davidson played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 21 January 1893.[13][14]

International career[edit]

Davidson was capped once for Scotland in 1893.[15]

Referee career[edit]

Davidson refereed a North of Scotland District versus Edinburgh Wanderers match on 21 March 1896.[16]

Davidson was a linesman, or touch judge or assistant referee, for the Cities versus Provinces match of January 1899.[17]

Davidson was also a touch-judge in the international Scotland v Ireland match in 1903,[18] and in the Scotland v England match that same year.[19]

Administrative career[edit]

Davidson was elected a North of Scotland District representative on the board of the Scottish Rugby Union in October 1898.[20]

Davidson sent his apologies to the North of Scotland District when they organised a dinner to celebrate Mr. John M. Fyfe, their secretary, on 18 February 1899.[21]

Davidson was elected President of Perthshire in 1901.[22]

Davidson was made Honorary Vice-President of Perthshire in 1902.[23]

Davidson was the 29th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1902–1903 term in office.[24]

Outside of rugby[edit]

Davidson became a Minister of the Church of Scotland.[25] He took over at Kinfauns Parish Church on his father's death - his father, C. S. Davidson, was also a Minister - and left Aberdeen in 1894.[26] All of Davidson's ministry was at Kinfauns with the exception of two years when he was assistant at Aberdeen St. Nicholas. He did join the Territorial Army and was a chaplain there for 25 years.[27]

Davidson announced his intention to retire as a minister at the start of February 1955. That month, he died a day after his birthday at Burghmuir Hospital in Perth, after being taken ill a few days before. He was able to talk to visiting friends who arrived for his birthday.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roger Stewart Davidson".
  2. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland by Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  5. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Roger Davidson - Test matches".
  16. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  24. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
  25. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  26. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  27. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  28. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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