George Burrell (rugby union)
George "Dod" Burrell (21 January 1921 – 28 July 2001) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and president of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Date of birth | 21 January 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 July 2001 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Galashiels Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 99th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1985–1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hamish Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Doug Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played club rugby for Gala.[2]
During the war he played for the 6th Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, his army side. He captained the squad and they won the British Army championship title.[3]
Provincial career
He played for South of Scotland District.[4]
International career
Burrell was capped four times as a fullback for Scotland between 1950 and 1951.[5][6]
Referee career
On retiring from playing he took up refereeing and refereed two international matches – one each in the 1958 Five Nations Championship and 1959 Five Nations Championship.[7]
Administrative career
He was assistant manager of the 1970 Scotland tour to Australia and took over as manager when Hector Monro had to return to Britain to fight a General Election.[8]
Burrell also managed the 1975 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand and the 1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand[9]
Burrell joined the SRU committee and served from 1968 to 86.[10]
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1985-86.[11]
Military career
He served with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the war. He was wounded in Normandy in 1944.[12]
He was a company sergeant in the mortar platoon.[13]
Death
He died at the Borders General Hospital in Melrose.[14]
References
- Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:13. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/3009602/Obituary-Stalwart-of-Gala-rugby-dies-at-80.html
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/3009602/Obituary-Stalwart-of-Gala-rugby-dies-at-80.html
- Griffiths, page 2:30-2:31
- http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5283.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
- Hopkins, John (1977). Life with the Lions. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 123. ISBN 0-09-131740-1.
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/3009602/Obituary-Stalwart-of-Gala-rugby-dies-at-80.html
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
- https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12175583.george-burrell/