A.G.G. Asher
Encyclopedia
Sir Augustus Gordon Grant Asher CBE (18 December 1861 in India
– 15 June 1930) was a Scottish international rugby
and cricket player.
in 1861.
Grant Asher went to Loretto School
, and attended Oxford University after that.
In later life he was a Writer to the signet.
He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union
from 1929–30.
, as well as the Fettesian-Lorettonian Club
, and Edinburgh Wanderers. He played at half back
.
R.J. Phillips, the first historian of Scottish rugby said:
champion.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
– 15 June 1930) was a Scottish international rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
and cricket player.
Biography
Grant Asher was born in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1861.
Grant Asher went to Loretto School
Loretto School
Loretto School is an independent school in Scotland, founded in 1827. The campus occupies in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh.-History:Loretto was founded by the Reverend Thomas Langhorne in 1827. Langhorne came from Crosby Ravensworth, near Kirkby Stephen. The school was later taken over by his son,...
, and attended Oxford University after that.
In later life he was a Writer to the signet.
He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union.-History:...
from 1929–30.
Rugby career
One of the earliest Scottish players, he was capped four times for between 1882 and 1886. He also played for Oxford University RFCOxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
, as well as the Fettesian-Lorettonian Club
Fettesian-Lorettonian Club
The Fettesian-Lorettonians Club is a Scottish sporting club made up of former pupils of Fettes College and Loretto School. The club was founded in 1881 and has seen members of its club represent the Scotland national rugby union team.-Club history:...
, and Edinburgh Wanderers. He played at half back
Rugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
.
R.J. Phillips, the first historian of Scottish rugby said:
- "no one has arisen to bear comparison with A.R. Don Wauchope at quarter or half back, where he and A.G.G. Asher still hold claim as the greatest pair to have played together for their country."
Other sport
He also played for the Scotland national cricket team, and was also Scotland's pole vaultPole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
champion.
See also
- List of Scottish cricket and rugby union players