Gussie Graham
| Birth name | James Hope Stewart Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Middlebie, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 October 1922 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1883–1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | William Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gussie Graham (16 April 1856 – 17 October 1922) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Graham played with Edinburgh Academicals.[2]
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1874.[2]
He played for East of Scotland District in 1876.[3]
He played for the Blues Trial side in 1878.[4]
International career
Graham was capped 10 times for Scotland between 1876 and 1881.[5]
Referee career
He refereed the 1884 inter-city match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District.[6]
Administrative career
He became the 11th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1883 to 1884.[7]
References
- ^ "James Hope Stewart Graham". En.espn.co.uk.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18760228/032/0006. Retrieved 6 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18780218/176/0007. Retrieved 6 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Gussie Graham - Test matches". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18841208/061/0003. Retrieved 6 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.