Rugby player
| Birth name | William Patrick Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1871-03-04)4 March 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 March 1923(1923-03-27) (aged 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dollar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Donaldson was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
He also played for West of Scotland FC.
Provincial career
He was capped for Glasgow District in 1898.
International career
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899.
Referee career
After his playing career Donaldson became a rugby union referee. He was the first referee to referee a test in South Africa.
References
- ^ "William Patrick Donaldson". Espnscrum.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bill Donaldson - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk.
- "SA Rugby Referees". Sareferees.com.
- Burns, Peter (4 October 2018). Scottish Rugby 101: A Pocket Guide in 101 Moments, Stats, Characters and Games. p. 18. ISBN 9781788851091.
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