Jock Steven
| Birth name | John Brown Steven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 May 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 April 2020 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Madras College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 107th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1993–1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robin Charters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ken Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Brown Steven (10 May 1935 – 6 April 2020), known as Jock Steven, was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 107th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Steven was educated at Madras College and played rugby union for the school team. His family farmed at Dunino on the East Neuk of Fife.[2]
On leaving school, he played for Madras College FP and captained the side in 1958-59 season and 1961-62 season.[3]
Provincial career
[edit]Steven represented the combined North of Scotland District side in their 1964 match against New Zealand.[3]
International career
[edit]Steven's closest time to being capped for Scotland was when he was an unused travelling reserve for the international side in a Five Nations match.[4] He was not used.[3]
He did play for the Barbarians in their 1962 tour of Wales.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]He coached Madras College FP and the combined North of Scotland District side. He later coached the Scotland U18 team.
Administrative career
[edit]Steven was the Madras College FP president from 1970 to 1975.[4]
He joined the SRU as Midlands District representative in 1976.[2]
He was tour manager of the Scotland Development XV in their 1988 tour of Zimbabwe.[3]
Steven became the 107th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1993 to 1994.[1][5]
Family
[edit]Steven had 3 brothers:- Bill, Alan and Robert. In one memorable game in 1957 all 4 brothers, including Jock, made the Madras College FP first XV.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Tributes paid to Madras rugby stalwart and former SRU president Jock Steven who has died aged 84".
- ^ a b c d e f "Jock Steven".
- ^ a b https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-fife-edition/20200407/282243782708287. Retrieved 25 November 2023 – via PressReader.
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