Colin Fisher

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

Colin Fisher
Birth nameColin Fisher
Date of birth (1949-12-27) 27 December 1949 (age 74)
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Waterloo RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975-76 Scotland 5

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

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


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