Alan Hosie
Scottish rugby union referee (1945–2026)
Allan M. Hosie (1945 – 22 April 2026) was a Scottish international referee and was the 116th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He was given a Scotland referee cap in January 2025.2
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Companies
- Six Nations Rugby LtdChair 1997 to 20025
Career
Occupation: rugby union executive, rugby union match official.4
- 1997 to 2002Chair, Six Nations Rugby Ltd3
Referee career
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.'
Hosie refereed 22 international matches before becoming Five Nations chairman in 1997.
Administrative career
Hosie was a committee member of the Five Nations Championship from 1992.
He became Chairman of the Five Nations Championship in 1997. He was also the Chairman of the Laws Committee of the IRB; and on the Four Home Unions tour committee. He served as chairman when the championship became the Six Nations Championship and remained there until 2002.
Hosie became the 115th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 2001 to 2002.
From Wikipedia’s article on Alan Hosie (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
Hosie died on 22 April 2026, at the age of 80.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataAlan Hosie on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAlan Hosie on Wikipedia
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- 5WikidataSix Nations Rugby Ltd, Chair