John Robert Stephen Innes

John Robert Stephen Innes

John Robert Stephen Innes, known as Donny, was born in Aberdeen on 16 September 1917 and educated at the city's grammar school and university. He qualified as a doctor and also served in the RAMC during World War Two. He played at centre for Aberdeen GSFP and for Scotland before and after the war - three caps in 1939 and five as captain in 1947/48. He also played in five wartime Services' internationals and a Victory international in 1946. He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1973/74. Doddy Innes died on 21 January 2012, aged 94.