Finlay Calder

Finlay Calder ( born August 20, 1957 in Haddington, East Lothian ) is a former Scottish rugby union player, who was employed in the position of winger. He played for the Scottish national team and the British and Irish Lions.

Calder made ​​his debut for Scotland in 1986, he was already 29 years old. However, he quickly developed into one of Scotland's best winger of all time and was particularly feared because of his aggressive and offensive style. He was nominated for the Lions in 1989 and was the first Scottish captain this selection since 1966. The series against Australia was won 2-1. In 1990 he celebrated the biggest success of his career with the Grand Slam win at the Five Nations. Following the tour to New Zealand, he wanted to finish his career at first, but at the request of coach Ian McGeechan he returned before the World Cup 1991 on the national team. The Scots reached the fourth place, to date, the best finish in a World Championship tournament.

Calder applied in 2009 for the post of President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Prior to his candidacy, he made mainly with criticism of the anthem Flower of Scotland attention to himself, which he considers disrespectful to the English.