William Andrew Walls (29 December 1859 – 19 February 1936) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

William Andrew Walls
Birth nameWilliam Andrew Walls
Date of birth(1859-12-29)29 December 1859
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death19 February 1936(1936-02-19) (aged 76)
Place of deathPrestwick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1882-86 Scotland 10 (0)
38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1911–1912
Preceded byCharles Fleming
Succeeded byJohn Dallas

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.[1]

Provincial career

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He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.[2]

He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 3 December 1881 match.[1] This was Glasgow District's first win over Edinburgh District in the inter-city matches.[citation needed]

International career

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Walls represented Scotland in the 1881–82 Home Nations rugby union matches and in the 1883 Home Nations Championship and subsequent Home Nations Championship till 1886.[3]

Administrative career

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He became the 38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1911 to 1912.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 13 March 2016.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Andrew Walls - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
  5. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.