Hamish Shaw

{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}

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| birth_name = James Norrie Shaw

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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1896|09|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| death_date = {{Death date and age |1990|11|10|1896|09|13|df=y}}

| death_place = Coldstream, Scotland

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| ru_position = No. 8

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| amatteam1 = Edinburgh Academicals

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| ru_province1 = Edinburgh District

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| repyears1 = 1921

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| office = President of the Scottish Rugby Union

| term_start = 1949

| term_end = 1950

| predecessor = James Moir Mackenzie

| successor = Jimmie Ireland

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| order = 63rd

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Hamish Shaw (13 September 1896 - 10 November 1990) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 63rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/2755.html Hamish Shaw | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum]

Rugby Union career

=Amateur career=

He played for Edinburgh Academicals.The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003

=Provincial career=

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1920 inter-city match.

=International career=

He received two caps for Scotland both in 1921.[http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/2755.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Hamish Shaw - Test matches]

=Administrative career=

He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1949 to 1950.{{cite web|url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf|date=2018-08-16|title=Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19|accessdate=2020-04-01|archive-date=16 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210013/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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