George Burrell (rugby union)

George "Dod" Burrell (21 January 1921 – 28 July 2001) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and president of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

George Burrell
Date of birth(1921-01-21)21 January 1921
Place of birthGalashiels, Scotland
Date of death28 July 2001(2001-07-28) (aged 80)
Place of deathMelrose, Scotland
SchoolGalashiels Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Gala
6th Bat. KOSB		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950-51 Scotland 4 (0)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1958-59 Five Nations Championship 2
99th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1985–1986
Preceded byHamish Kemp
Succeeded byDoug Smith

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played club rugby for Gala.[2]

During the war he played for the 6th Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, his army side. He captained the squad and they won the British Army championship title.[3]

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District.[4]

International career

Burrell was capped four times as a fullback for Scotland between 1950 and 1951.[5][6]

Referee career

On retiring from playing he took up refereeing and refereed two international matches – one each in the 1958 Five Nations Championship and 1959 Five Nations Championship.[7]

Administrative career

He was assistant manager of the 1970 Scotland tour to Australia and took over as manager when Hector Monro had to return to Britain to fight a General Election.[8]

Burrell also managed the 1975 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand and the 1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand[9]

Burrell joined the SRU committee and served from 1968 to 86.[10]

He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1985-86.[11]

Military career

He served with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the war. He was wounded in Normandy in 1944.[12]

He was a company sergeant in the mortar platoon.[13]

Death

He died at the Borders General Hospital in Melrose.[14]

References
  1. Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:13. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
  2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/3009602/Obituary-Stalwart-of-Gala-rugby-dies-at-80.html
  3. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
  4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/3009602/Obituary-Stalwart-of-Gala-rugby-dies-at-80.html
  5. Griffiths, page 2:30-2:31
  6. http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5283.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
  7. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
  8. Hopkins, John (1977). Life with the Lions. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 123. ISBN 0-09-131740-1.
  9. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
  10. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
  11. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
  12. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/3009602/Obituary-Stalwart-of-Gala-rugby-dies-at-80.html
  13. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-burrell-9222840.html
  14. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12175583.george-burrell/


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