Dan Drysdale


Daniel Drysdale was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was 65th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Born in Kippen, Stirlingshire Drysdale, went to George Heriots and also played for Heriot's FP, and London Scottish. He went to Edinburgh University and Oxford University, where he played for the teams Edinburgh University RFC and Oxford University RFC.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1923 inter-city match.

International career

Drysdale played for and the Lions.
He was on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa.
He also played for the Barbarians.

Administrative career

He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1951-2.

Outside of rugby union

He was a timber merchant.