Frank Coutts (rugby union)
Scottish rugby union player
Frank Coutts (8 July 1918 – 20 October 2008) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 91st President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Coutts played for Melrose and the Army.
He played for the Army against a 'Rest of Scotland' side on 15 February 1947.
He played a charity match on 17 April 1948. This was C.R. Bruce's over-25 select XV against H. Waddell's under-25 select XV. This was in aid of the Glasgow Academy building fund and it drew the largest crowd of the season at New Anniesland. The match was won by H. Waddell's XV by 21-15. Coutts played well for the C.R. Bruce XV kicking a penalty and a conversion.
He played for the Public School Wanderers in August 1949.
He was playing for London Scottish till the end of December 1949.
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