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Robin Welsh

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Robin Welsh
Born(1869-10-20)20 October 1869
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died21 October 1934(1934-10-21) (aged 65)
Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
SchoolGeorge Watson's College
Rugby union career
Position Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Watsonians
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District
- Cities District
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1895–96 Scotland 4 (3)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1901-05 Scottish Unofficial Championship
1902-05 Home Nations 3
46th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1925–1926
Preceded byRobert Campbell MacKenzie
Succeeded byJames Aikman Smith
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1924 ChamonixTeam

Robin Welsh (20 October 1869 – 21 October 1934)[2] was a Scottish sportsman who represented the Royal Caledonian Curling Club as a curler in the Winter Olympics, represented Scotland in tennis[3] and played international rugby union for Scotland.[4]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played for Watsonians.[5]

Provincial career

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He played for Edinburgh District.[6] He also played for Cities District.[7]

International career

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He was capped four times for Scotland between 1895 and 1896.[8]

Referee career

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He was an international referee. He refereed the England versus Ireland match in 1902;[9] the Wales versus England match in 1903;[10] and the Ireland versus England match in 1905.[11]

He refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.[12][13][14]

Administrative career

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He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1925 to 1926.[15]

Curling career

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He was part of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Curling History: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Part 1 – The GB Curlers". 6 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Robin Welsh rugby profile Scrum.com
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robin Welsh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Robin Welsh | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum".
  5. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
  6. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
  7. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Robin Welsh – Test matches".
  9. ↑ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – England v Ireland at Leicester".
  10. ↑ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Wales v England at Swansea".
  11. ↑ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Ireland v England at Cork".
  12. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ↑ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
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