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12 Jun 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Ronnie Lamb

Ronald Hunter Lamb was educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh and went on to read geography and public and social administration/business studies at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University from 1961-65. He won three Blues in the 1962, 1963 and 1964 Varsity matches and was part of a strong Scottish contingent during that period at […]

22 May 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: John Roxburgh

John Hampton Roxburgh, a stand-off at Jordanhill College in his playing days, was appointed Scottish Rugby’s first Technical Director for Coaching in the 1975-76 season. In addition to also playing for Glasgow District, Roxburgh went on to coach Glasgow too. Former Scotland coach Richie Dixon, who came under his wing at Jordanhill and with the […]

ERRS 3 International Refs 1985 (Anderson, Megson, Fleming)

2 May 2023 - Obituary

Ray Megson

Ray Megson was a trailblazer both professionally and in his pastime to which he devoted so much, rugby. Born in Sheffield, his family moved to Australia, where he spent his childhood. He came to Scotland when his parents’ marriage was over and began schooling at Douglas Ewart High School in Newton Stewart in Dumfries & […]

26 Apr 2023 - Obituary

Dave McDonald: Obituary

Dave was a well-known all-round sportsman who had a passion for rugby, American football and judo, gaining black-belt status. In his life outside of sport, in the 1970s Dave was a hotelier, running the now vanished Sullom Voe Hotel. Whilst in Shetland Dave founded the Sullom Voe Wanderers RFC also known as ‘The Oil Blacks’, […]

12 Apr 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Gordon Masson

Gordon Baxter Masson was first elected to the Scottish Rugby Union General Committee in 1973-74 as North District representative. He became a Special Representative in 1982-83 and became the Union’s 105th President in season 1991-92. A proud Gordonian – he was a scrum-half in his playing days – Masson was a senior partner at Burnett […]

20 Jan 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Bill Relph

William Keith Linford Relph won four caps for Scotland throughout the 1955 Five Nations Championship. He made his debut against France away but his first international appearance at Murrayfield was a landmark occasion. The 14-8 victory over Wales on 5 February 1955, marked Scotland’s first win after a sequence of 17 successive defeats. And he […]

11/02/16 BARNTON – EDINBURGHFormer Scottish rugby union player, Ken Scotland

8 Jan 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Ken Scotland

Kenneth James Forbes Scotland was a player ahead of his time, a true trailblazer. He was also an absolute gentleman, as keen a student of the game today, to which he brought crystal-clear but kind thinking, as he was in his playing pomp. To spend time in his company while watching his beloved Heriot’s at […]

31/05/17 – 17053106 – SRUBT MURRAYFIELD – EDINBURGHDoug Ward

6 Jan 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Doug Ward CBE

Douglas John Ward served on the Scottish Rugby Council from 2013 until 2017 as a national league representative and he was long associated with the Biggar club and many developments at their playing fields and clubhouse at Hartreemill. He was club president from 2011-2013, having served as vice-president in the two preceding years. In his […]

27 Nov 2022 - Obituary

Doddie Weir – a personal tribute

Obituaries are never easy to write, especially if the individual who has passed away was someone you regarded as a friend. Someone who brought joy, happiness, huge dollops of mischief – never malicious, always good-natured – and whose spirit refused to bow to the awful physical ravages of motor neurone disease. Even those who met […]

26 Nov 2022 - Obituary

Doddie Weir OBE

The 61-cap internationalist passed away at his Borders home with his family by his side as his extraordinary battle against Motor Neurone Disease came to a close. Doddie’s colourful and positive character won the hearts of fans on and off the pitch whether it be for his athletic and eye-catching performances in the Dark Blue […]