Robert Young (rugby union)

Scotland international rugby union player

Rugby player

Robert Young

Birth name| Robert Graham Young

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Date of birth|  (1940-09-13) 13 September 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth| Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Scrum half

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  Watsonians|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1970|  Edinburgh District|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1970|  Scotland|  1|  (0)
115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
2001–2002
Preceded by| Iain Laughland
Succeeded by| Alan Hosie

Robert Young (born 13 September 1940 in Edinburgh) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

## Rugby Union career

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### Amateur career

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Young played for Watsonians.[2]

### Provincial career

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He played for Edinburgh District in the 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[3]

### International career

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He played for Scotland once, in 1970.[4]

### Administrative career

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He became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 2001 to 2002.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Robert Graham Young". ESPN scrum.
2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Young - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
5. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.

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