M S STEWART

1932 - South Africa, Wales and Ireland
1933 - Wales, Ireland and England
1934 - Wales, Ireland and England

Mark Stewart captained the school 2nd XV in 1920-21 but had to give up the game for health reasons. He joined the FP's in 1923-24 and soon became a regular member of the 1st XV. He captained the team in 1928-29. His fine physique was put to good use in line-out play and he was a good runner with the ball. In addition, he was a constructive thinker and had great tactical awareness on the rugby pitch.

He played for Edinburgh from 1930-33 and gained his first cap against the touring South Africans in 1932. He led the forwards in 1933 when Scotland won the triple crown and was captain in 1934.

After his playing career was over he took up refereeing and served on the Edinburgh District Union committee from 1936 until the outbreak of the war. He was President of the Football Club from 1948-50 and the Stewart's College club from 1952-53. In 1965 he was elected vice president of the SRU and became President the following year, the first Stewart's FP to hold the office.

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