Adam Robson

Adam Robson (16 August 1928 – 15 March 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a flanker.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He was playing for the Edinburgh College of Art. A relative Andrew Gordon suggested he play with Hawick Linden before trying to make the step up to Hawick.

Robson then played for Hawick Linden and Hawick.

Provincial career

He was capped by South of Scotland District in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship.

International career

He was capped twenty-two times for between 1954 and 1960.

Administrative career

Robson served on the Barbarians committee for 20 years.

He became the 97th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1983 to 1984.

Outside of rugby union

He was an art teacher at Dollar Academy. He was a prolific artist selling more than 900 works; and also authored three books.

References

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 )
• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )
• Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 )