| Born | Augustus Gordon Grant-Asher 18 December 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 June 1930 (aged 68) Kingussie, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1929–1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | David McCowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Andrew Balfour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Augustus Gordon Grant-Asher CBE (18 December 1861 –15 June 1930) [1] [2] was a Scotland international rugby union player. [3] He also represented Scotland as a cricket player. [4]
Grant-Asher went to Loretto School,and went up to Brasenose College,Oxford after that. [5]
He played for Oxford University RFC, [4] as well as the Fettesian-Lorettonian Club,and Edinburgh Wanderers. [1]
He was capped by Edinburgh District for the inter-city match in 1885 while with Edinburgh Wanderers. [6]
He was capped by East of Scotland District for their match against West of Scotland District. This was at the end of January 1886;and he was now with Fettesian-Lorettonians. [7]
One of the earliest Scottish players,he was capped 7 times for Scotland between 1882 and 1886. [4] He played at half back. [1] [8]
R.J. Phillips,the first historian of Scottish rugby said:
He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union from 1929 to 1930. [1]
At Oxford,he played in 10 first-class cricket matches for the Oxford University team in 1883 and 1884,winning a Blue for cricket in 1883. [10] He also played for the Scotland national cricket team. [1] [4]
He also won the Scottish pole vault championship in 1885,and 1886. [11] [1]
In later life he was a Writer to the Signet. [1]
He was appointed CBE in the 1918 Birthday Honours [12] and knighted in the 1927 Birthday Honours. [13]
He is buried in the churchyard of Insh Church,Kincraig,near Kingussie,Highland. [2]