David Cassels
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| Born | David Young Cassels 4 March 1859 Shettleston, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 25 January 1923 (aged 63) Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1908–1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Andrew Flett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alexander Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Cassels (4 March 1859 – 25 January 1923) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was the 35th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Cassels played rugby union for West of Scotland.[1]
Provincial career
[edit]Cassels played for Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1879[2] and 1880.[3] He captained the side in 1881.[4]
He was capped by West District in January 1880.[5] In February 1881, he was capped by West of Scotland District for their match against East of Scotland District.[6]
International career
[edit]Administrative career
[edit]Cassels became the 35th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1908 to 1909.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ↑ The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search
- ↑ The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search
- ↑ The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002731/18800202/026/0003.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18810212/120/0039.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Cassels - Test matches
- ↑ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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