Alfred Lawrie

Alfred Lawrie (1882–1942) was a Scottish rugby union player and an international referee.

He refereed the Ireland versus France match in the Five Nations Championship of 1926.

[9] His time as President was notable as he gave comprehensive statements to the Press after General Meetings of the SRU.

[2] In 1925, he became a member of the Edinburgh Stock Exchange Committee; in 1931 he was elected its chairman.

[11] He was a Vice-President of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce until 10 days before his death, when he retired due to ill-health.

Munro had a similar career to Lawrie: both went to Oxford University and played for the Oxford University rugby union side, both breaking through in 1903; both became Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union; and both were prominent Unionists.