Rugby player
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Amateur career
He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.
Provincial career
He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.
He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 3 December 1881 match. This was Glasgow District's first win over Edinburgh District in the inter-city matches.
International career
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.
Administrative career
He became the 38th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1911 to 1912.
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Andrew Walls - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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