Ronald Simson

Ronald Simson
Birth nameRonald Francis Simson
Date of birth(1890-09-06)6 September 1890
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death14 September 1914(1914-09-14) (aged 24)
Place of deathAisne, France
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1911 Blues Trial 1 (3)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1911 Scotland 1 (3)

Ronald Francis Simson (6 September 1880 – 14 September 1914) was a Scottish rugby union player for Scotland.[1] Simson was the first Scottish rugby international to die in the First World War.[2]

  1. ^ Bath, p. 109
  2. ^ "An entire team wiped out by the Great War". The Scotsman. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2016.