Obituary Archives - Scottish Rugby

12 Nov 2024 - Obituary

OBITUARY: Derrick Grant

Grant was part of the “ultimate rugby think-tank”, a quiet and humble man, ahead of his time in his ability to analyse a game and get the best out of his charges. “He was as hard as nails on the pitch,” recalled his fellow Scotland and British & Irish Lions representative, Andy Irvine, “but Derrick […]

28 Oct 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Ken Macaulay

Ken was awarded a retrospective Scotland cap in February after a lifetime of service to the game. “Ken was a big man, with an out-going personality. His passion for rugby knew no bounds,” declared Scottish Rugby President, Colin Rigby this afternoon. “He took immense pride in being awarded a Scotland cap and was determined to […]

7 Oct 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Ronnie Glasgow

Ronald James Cunningham Glasgow won ten caps for Scotland between 1962 and 1965. He was 31 when he made his international debut against France at Murrayfield in 1962, but it was his display in his second cap, against Wales in Cardiff three weeks later, that cemented his place in Scottish Rugby folklore. Pictured: The Scotland […]

26 Jun 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Jim Gracie

Born in Hawick on 12 September 1944, Jim Gracie devoted his life to his family and rugby. A centre/stand-off in his playing days with junior clubs in Hawick, his work in the knitwear trade took him to Montreal in Canada in 1967, before he returned to Scotland and continued in knitwear in Tillicoultry. He began […]

22 Jun 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Donald Scott

Donald Macdonald Scott was born on 15 April 1928 in Langholm. He went on to win ten caps for Scotland between 1950 and 1953 out of the Langholm and Watsonians clubs. Five of the caps on the wing, five in the centre. He made his debut on the wing against Ireland in Dublin in February […]

22 Jun 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Bill McMurtrie

During Bill’s 28-year tenure as rugby correspondent of, at the outset, the Glasgow Herald, he blazed a trail in enhancing coverage of the game and relationships between the rugby press and the SRU. In all, he was with The Herald for 38 years. He reported on Scottish club, district and international rugby, as well as […]

18 Jun 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Iain Ross

Iain Anderson Ross (Hillhead HSFP) won four caps for Scotland in the 1951 Five Nations Championship. He won his first cap against France at Colombes in Paris on 13 January 1951 – one of nine Scotland debutants that day – and it was a match not without controversy as an unsuccessful conversion attempt from France […]

6 May 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Eddie Renwick

Renwick, a prop forward, sustained a catastrophic injury while playing for Jed Thistle against Melrose in November 1988. His father Jimmy said today: “Eddie never once complained about his accident. He always wanted to do what he could to help the club.” That help included setting up the club website and social media and promoting […]

25 Apr 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: William (Bill) Smith

Bill grew up in Dunbar and played rugby for the High School and then Dunbar RFC. He worked for a local butcher who also had a shop in Edinburgh. Bill was given the opportunity to work in that shop and it was there that he formed his initial relationship with Forrester. It was also about […]

12 Mar 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Allan Quinn

The high point of a coaching career that spanned several decades was the Students World Cup in South Africa in 1996. As interim manager, Quinn, working alongside coaches the late Graham Hogg and Ian Barnes, steered Scotland to a 26-25 victory over New Zealand and saw them reach the final only to miss out to […]