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Colin Fisher

Colin Fisher

Scotland international rugby union player & administrator

This article is about the Scottish rugby union player. For the Australian politician, see Col Fisher.

Colin Douglas Fisher (born 27 December 1949) is a Scottish Rugby union player and administrator.[1]

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He was capped five times between 1975 and 1976 for Scotland.[1] He also played for Waterloo R.F.C.[1] He is the son of Alastair Fisher, who was also capped for Scotland.[1]

He played 7 times for the Scotland, but two of those games were versus Japan and that time that didn't count for a full cap, his other caps came in matches against Australia, England, Ireland, New Zealand and Wales.[2]

After an injury to his left knee cartilage he never returned to training. After retiring he became involved in administration of Rugby and was involved in controversial incidents involving sponsors[3] and drunken behaviour in 2005.[4] he has also been president of Waterloo R.F.C. of Liverpool.[5] He is a chartered surveyor by profession.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Bath, p139
  2. [2]
    "Colin Fisher Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Sponsors grouse at slurring SRU boss". The Scotsman. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. [4]
    "SRU must meet again to decide Fisher's fate UPDATE". The Herald. 13 May 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Former England coach Joe Lydon joins Liverpool's Waterloo Rugby Club as performance consultant". ResponseSource. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. [6]
    "SCOTTISH RUGBY UNION LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 20 May 2018.


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