Alan Lawson
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Alan James Macgregor Lawson (born 19 May 1948 in Kirkcaldy) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Lawson stated: 'When I played in the 1970s, Jimmy Thain, the head groundsman, regularly let us play on the international pitch, telling us: The pitch also has to be match fit.'
Lawson played for Heriots.[1][2]
In the late 1970s he moved to London Scottish.[3]
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District.[4] Unusually, he was capped by Scotland before he was capped by a District side.[5]
When he moved to London Scottish he represented Anglo-Scots[6] and Middlesex County.[7]
International career
He played scrum-half for Scotland on 15 occasions between 1972 and 1980.[8] He made his test debut for Scotland against France at Murrayfield on 15 January 1972 and he played his last match for Scotland against Wales at Cardiff on 1 March 1980.
Administrative career
Lawson became the 123rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served a one-year term from 2012 to 2013.
Family
He is married to Linda, the daughter of rugby commentator Bill McLaren.[9] The couple have three children: Rory, who is also a Scotland rugby union international; Gregor, a Scotland 7s international and entrepreneur founding fancy dress company Morphsuits; and a daughter Lindsay.
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- Edinburgh Wanderers players
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- Middlesex County RFU players
- Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Rugby union players from Kirkcaldy
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish Exiles (rugby union) players
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