John Boswell (rugby union)

John Boswell
Birth nameJohn Douglas Boswell
Date of birth(1867-02-16)16 February 1867
Place of birthGarallan House, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of death5 January 1948(1948-01-05) (aged 80)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
SchoolRugby School
Loretto School
UniversityBrasenose College, Oxford
University of Glasgow
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1885-87 Oxford University ()
West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1889 Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1889–94 Scotland 15 (27)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1899 Scottish Districts
25th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1898–1899
Preceded byRobert Rainie
Succeeded byIan MacIntyre

John Boswell (16 February 1867 – 5 January 1948) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He was the 25th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served in the military in the Boer War and the First World War and won the Serbian medal Order of the White Eagle in 1917. He was a Writer to the Signet and owned Garallan House near Cumnock.[2]

  1. ^ "John Douglas Boswell". Espnscrum.com.
  2. ^ "John Boswell : Rugby Player | Military History Forum". Militarian.com.