William Maxwell Simmers (7 August 1904 in Glasgow – 14 November 1972 in Helensburgh)[1] was a Scottish rugby union player.[2] He was often referred to as "Max"[2] and/or "Bill".[1] He was the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
| Birth name | William Maxwell Simmers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 August 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 November 1972 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1956–1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robert Meldrum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bob Hogg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
He played for Glasgow Academicals.[3]
Provincial career edit
He was capped for Glasgow District.[3]
International career edit
He was capped twenty eight times between 1926 and 1932 for Scotland,[2] scoring six tries.[1][2][4]
Administrative career edit
He became the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1956 to 1957.[5]
Family edit
He was the father of Brian Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland.[2]
He married the English tennis player Gwen Sterry on 9 July 1932 at St Mark's Church, Surbiton.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c player profile on scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010
- ^ a b c d e Bath, p139
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "William Maxwell Simmers".
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- ^ "A Tennis-rugby Alliance Miss Sterry Marries Mr. Simmers". The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 16 July 1932. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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