Robert Rainie
Robert Rainie (25 September 1860 – c. October 1945) was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Birth name | Robert Dick Rainie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | c. 6 October 1945 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1897–1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Graham Findlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Boswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Rainie played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2][3] [4]
Referee career
He refereed the England versus Wales match in the 1890 Home Nations Championship and the Wales versus England match in the 1891 Home Nations Championship.[5] and the Ireland versus Wales match in the 1894 Home Nations Championship.[6]
Administrative career
Rainie became the 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1897–98 term in office.[7][8]
Outside of rugby
Rainie was a Chartered Accountant. He was a partner in the firm Brewis, Rainie and Boyd.[9]
He was an auditor of Mortonhall Golf Club.[10]
His brother was the Rev. William Rainie, a minister of Newton-on-Ayr parish for 47 years.[11]
Robert Rainie died circa October 1945. The Executory Notice of his estate was advertised in The Scotsman on 6 October 1945.[12]
References
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/921.html
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18830109/067/0004
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18840112/156/0033
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18840109/033/0008
- http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/match/18971.html
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/18996.html
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18951011/057/0005
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19451006/035/0001
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19430602/176/0008
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19281201/158/0014
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19451006/035/0001