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Bill Donaldson (rugby union)

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Bill Donaldson
Birth nameWilliam Patrick Donaldson
Date of birth(1871-03-04)4 March 1871
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death27 March 1923(1923-03-27) (aged 44)
Place of deathDollar, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1893-1899 Scotland 6 (0)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1903 Br. & Ir. Lions tour to SA

Bill Donaldson was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby union career

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Amateur career

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He also played for West of Scotland FC.[2]

Provincial career

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He was capped for Glasgow District in 1898.[2]

International career

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He was capped six times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899.[3]

Referee career

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After his playing career Donaldson became a rugby union referee.[1] He was the first referee to referee a test in South Africa.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "William Patrick Donaldson". Espnscrum.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bill Donaldson - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Referees". Sareferees.com.
  5. ^ Burns, Peter (4 October 2018). Scottish Rugby 101: A Pocket Guide in 101 Moments, Stats, Characters and Games. p. 18. ISBN 9781788851091.