| Birth date | 20 October 1869 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death date | 21 October 1934 (aged 65) |
| Death place | Edinburgh, Scotland[1] |
| Amatyears 1 | - |
| Amatteam 1 | Watsonians |
| Provinceyears 1 | - |
| Province 1 | Edinburgh District |
| Province 2 | Cities District |
| Repteam 1 | Scotland |
| Repyears 1 | 1895–96 |
| Repcaps 1 | 4 |
| Reppoints 1 | 3 |
| Refereeyears 1 | 1901-05 |
| Refereeyears 2 | 1902-05 |
| Refereecomps 1 | Scottish Unofficial Championship |
| Refereecomps 2 | Home Nations |
| Refereeapps 2 | 3 |
| School | George Watson's College |
| Office | President of the Scottish Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Term start | 1925 |
| Term end | 1926 |
| Predecessor | Robert Campbell MacKenzie |
| Successor | James Aikman Smith |
| Order | 46th |
Robin Welsh (20 October 1869 – 21 October 1934)[2] was a Scottish sportsman who represented the Royal Caledonian Curling Club as a curler in the Winter Olympics, represented Scotland in tennis[3] and played international rugby union for Scotland.[4]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Watsonians.[5]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District.[6] He also played for Cities District.[7]
International career
He was capped four times for Scotland between 1895 and 1896.[8]
Referee career
He was an international referee. He refereed the England versus Ireland match in 1902;[9] the Wales versus England match in 1903;[10] and the Ireland versus England match in 1905.[11]
He refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.[12][13][14]
Administrative career
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1925 to 1926.[15]
Curling career
He was part of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924.
See also
References
- ^ "Curling History: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Part 1 – The GB Curlers". 6 November 2013.
- ^ Robin Welsh rugby profile Scrum.com
- ^ "Robin Welsh". Archived 2020-04-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Robin Welsh | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum"
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search"
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search"
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 29 August 2023. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Robin Welsh – Test matches"
- ^ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – England v Ireland at Leicester"
- ^ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Wales v England at Swansea"
- ^ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Ireland v England at Cork"
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 29 August 2023. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 29 August 2023. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 29 August 2023. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19". Scottish Rugby