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Max Simmers
Birth nameWilliam Maxwell Simmers
Date of birth(1904-08-07)7 August 1904
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death14 November 1972(1972-11-14) (aged 68)
Place of deathHelensburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1926–32 Scotland 28 (18)
70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1956–1957
Preceded byRobert Meldrum
Succeeded byBob Hogg

William Maxwell Simmers (7 August 1904 in Glasgow – 14 November 1972 in Helensburgh)[1] was a Scottish rugby union player.[2] He was often referred to as "Max"[2] and/or "Bill".[1] He was the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals.[3]

Provincial career

He was capped for Glasgow District.[3]

International career

He was capped twenty eight times between 1926 and 1932 for Scotland,[2] scoring six tries.[1][2][4]

Administrative career

He became the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1956 to 1957.[5]

Family

He was the father of Brian Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland.[2]

He married the English tennis player Gwen Sterry on 9 July 1932 at St Mark's Church, Surbiton.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c player profile on scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010
  2. ^ a b c d e Bath, p139
  3. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ "William Maxwell Simmers".
  5. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
  6. ^ "A Tennis-rugby Alliance Miss Sterry Marries Mr. Simmers". The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 16 July 1932. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)