Max Simmers
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
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| birth_name = William Maxwell Simmers
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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1904|08|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age |1972|11|14|1904|08|07|df=y}}
| death_place = Helensburgh, Scotland
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| ru_position = Centre/Wing
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| amatteam1 = Glasgow Academicals
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| ru_province1 = Glasgow District
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| ru_province2 = Scotland Probables
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| repteam1 = Scotland
| repyears1 = 1926–32
| repcaps1 = 28
| reppoints1 = 18
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| office = President of the Scottish Rugby Union
| term_start = 1956
| term_end = 1957
| predecessor = Robert Meldrum
| successor = Bob Hogg
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| order = 70th
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William Maxwell Simmers (7 August 1904 in Glasgow – 14 November 1972 in Helensburgh)[http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/3315.html player profile] on scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010 was a Scottish rugby union player.Bath, p139 He was often referred to as "Max" and/or "Bill". He was the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Rugby Union career
=Amateur career=
=Provincial career=
He was capped for Glasgow District.
He played for Scotland Probables on 19 December 1931.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19311221&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
=International career=
=Administrative career=
He became the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1956 to 1957.{{cite web |url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf |title=Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 |date= |website=Scottish Rugby}}
Family
He was the father of Brian Simmers, who was also capped for Scotland.
He married the English tennis player Gwen Sterry on 9 July 1932 at St Mark's Church, Surbiton.{{cite news |title=A Tennis-rugby Alliance Miss Sterry Marries Mr. Simmers |work=The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News |date=16 July 1932 |accessdate=9 October 2018 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001857/19320716/013/0007| via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
References
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- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 {{ISBN|1-905326-24-6}})
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Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Glasgow Academicals rugby union players
Category:Glasgow District (rugby union) players
Category:Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
Category:Rugby union players from Glasgow
Category:Scotland Probables players
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