| Born | Alexander Darling Govan 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 1996 (aged 81–82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Daniel Stewart's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 92nd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1978–1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Frank Coutts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jimmy Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lex Govan (1914 – July 1996) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 92nd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.1
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played rugby union and cricket for Daniel Stewart's College. On leaving school he played for Stewart's College FP, playing in the 1st XV at the age of 17. He was one of the side that won the 1937-38 Scottish Unofficial Championship; the first championship title in the club's history.
During the Second World War he joined the Royal Scots but he was back at Stewart's College FP in 1946 and the club won another championship title.
Provincial career
Govan played for the Scotland Probables in the 1934-35 season. He was never selected for Scotland; the closest he came was being the reserve hooker in the 1946-47 season.2
He was capped for Edinburgh District and captained the side.2
Administrative career
He served on the Stewart's College FP committee and was President of the club 1956 to 1958.2
He was on the selection committee of Edinburgh District from 1958 to 1961. He was elected to the SRU as a District representative in 1961.3
Govan was on the SRU selection committee from 1962 to 1973. He was also a British and Irish Lions selector.3
He was Vice-President of the SRU in 1977.3
Govan became the 92nd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1978 to 1979.4
Military career
During the Second World War, Govan joined the Royal Scots.5
References
References
- "Scottish Rugby record" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "A D Govan". HeraldScotland.
- "Stewart's Melville RFC".
- "Scottish Rugby record" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 28 January 1941. Retrieved 31 May 2020.