Allan Hosie (born c.1945) is a Scottish international referee and was the 116th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
[2] When the yellow card was introduced to rugby union - in addition to the red card - Hosie stated: 'This is a bad move, some referees will use it as a get-out, brandishing a yellow card when it should be red.
'[3] He refereed 22 international matches before becoming Five Nations chairman in 1997.
[4] Hosie was a committee member of the Five Nations Championship from 1992.
[6] His son, Andrew Hosie, is also a rugby union referee; now working in Canada.