Max Simmers
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William Maxwell Simmers (7 August 1904 in Glasgow – 14 November 1972 in Helensburgh) was a Scottish rugby union player. 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
He played for Glasgow Academicals.
Provincial career
He was capped for Glasgow District.
He played for Scotland Probables on 19 December 1931.
International career
He was capped twenty eight times between 1926 and 1932 for Scotland, scoring six tries.
Administrative career
He became the 70th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1956 to 1957.
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.
Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)