William Andrew Walls

Scotland international rugby union player

Rugby player

William Andrew Walls

Birth name| William Andrew Walls

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Date of birth| (1859-12-29)29 December 1859
Place of birth| Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death| 19 February 1936(1936-02-19) (aged 76)
Place of death| Prestwick, Scotland
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Forward

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
-|  Glasgow Academicals|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
-|  Glasgow District|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1882-86|  Scotland|  10|  (0)
38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1911–1912
Preceded by| Charles Fleming
Succeeded by| John Dallas

William Andrew Walls (29 December 1859 – 19 February 1936) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

## Rugby Union career[edit]

### Amateur career[edit]

He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.[1]

### Provincial career[edit]

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.[2]

He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 3 December 1881 match.[1] This was Glasgow District's first win over Edinburgh District in the inter-city matches.[citation needed]

### International career[edit]

Walls represented Scotland in the 1881–82 Home Nations rugby union matches and in the 1883 Home Nations Championship and subsequent Home Nations Championship till 1886.[3]

### Administrative career[edit]

He became the 38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1911 to 1912.[4][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 13 March 2016.[dead link]
3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Andrew Walls - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
4. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
5. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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