Dan Drysdale

Daniel Drysdale (18 May 1901 – 15 October 1987) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.[1][2]

Born in Kippen, Stirlingshire[2] Drysdale, went to George Heriots and also played for Heriot's FP,[1] London Scottish F.C. and Barbarian F.C..[2] He went to Edinburgh University and Oxford University, where he played for the teams Edinburgh University RFC and Oxford University RFC.[2]

He was on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa.[1]

He was a timber merchant, and was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1951-2.[3]

References

  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  • Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
  • Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
  • Dan Drysdale's profile at Scrum.com
  1. 1 2 3 Bath, p118
  2. 1 2 3 4 Godwin, p127
  3. ↑ Godwin, p128


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