Nat Brewis

Nat Brewis

Birth name	Nathaniel Thomas Brewis
Date of birth	(1856-04-16)16 April 1856
Place of birth	Escott Hall, Morpeth, England
Date of death	21 October 1924(1924-10-21) (aged 68)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh Institution F.P. () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1875- Edinburgh District () 1878 Blues Trial () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1876-80 Scotland 6 (0) Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 1881 Scottish Districts
13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1885–1886
Preceded by	Malcolm Cross
Succeeded by	James Stewart Carrick

Dr Nathaniel Thomas Brewis FRCPE FRCSE (16 April 1856 – 21 October 1924) was a Scottish Doctor and international rugby union player.[1] He became the 13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Medical career

Nathaniel Brewis graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an MB in 1882, and began his career as a House-Surgeon at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Glasgow Maternity Hospital. He proceeded to specialise in Gynaecology, serving as obstetrician and gynaecologist to the Edinburgh New Town Dispensary, Leith Hospital, and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.[2] A Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Brewis was also elected president of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society. He retired from his medical career in 1922.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[3]

Provincial career

Cross was capped by Edinburgh District to play against Glasgow District in the inter-city match in 1875.[3]

He was selected and played in the Blues Trial side of 1878.[4]

International career

He was capped six times for Scotland between 1876–80.[5]

Referee career

He refereed the East v West district match in early 1881.[6]

Administrative career

He was Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880–81. He attempted to bring in a North of Scotland District versus South of Scotland District match that season, but the fixture did not take place.[7]

He was made the 13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1885-86.[8]

References

1. "Nathaniel Thomas Brewis". En.espn.co.uk.
2. "Br Med J 1924;2:836". British Medical Journal.
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
4. "Register". Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Nat Brewis - Test matches". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
6. "Register". Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Register". Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.