Robin Welsh facts for kids
| Date of birth | 20 October 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 October 1934 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 46th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1925–1926 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Campbell MacKenzie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | James Aikman Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robin Welsh (20 October 1869 – 21 October 1934) was a Scottish sportsman who represented the Royal Caledonian Curling Club as a curler in the Winter Olympics, represented Scotland in tennis and played international rugby union for Scotland.
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Watsonians.
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District. He also played for Cities District.
International career
He was capped four times for Scotland between 1895 and 1896.
Referee career
He was an international referee. He refereed the England versus Ireland match in 1902; the Wales versus England match in 1903; and the Ireland versus England match in 1905.
He refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.
Administrative career
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1925 to 1926.
Curling career
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.
