Birth name | Robert Dick Rainie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 September 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | c. 6 October 1945 | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1897–1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Graham Findlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | John Boswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Rainie (25 September 1860 – c. October 1945) was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 24th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]