A. G. G. Asher
Introduction '''Sir Augustus Gordon Grant-Asher'''  (18 December 1861 – 15 June 1930) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He also represented Scotland as a cricket player.
Rugby Union career ===Amateur career===Grant-Asher went to Loretto School, and went up to Brasenose College, Oxford after that.He played for Oxford University RFC, as well as the Fettesian-Lorettonian Club, and Edinburgh Wanderers.===Provincial career===He was capped by Edinburgh District for the inter-city match in 1885 while with Edinburgh Wanderers.He was capped by East of Scotland District for their match against West of Scotland District. This was at the end of January 1886; and he was now with Fettesian-Lorettonians.===International career===One of the earliest Scottish players, he was capped 7 times for  between 1882 and 1886.He played at half back.R.J. Phillips, the first historian of Scottish rugby said::''"no one has arisen to bear comparison with A.R. Don Wauchope at quarter or half back, where he and A.G.G. Asher still hold claim as the greatest pair to have played together for their country. "''===Administrative career===He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union from 1929 to 1930.
Cricket career At Oxford, he played in 10 first-class cricket matches for the Oxford University team in 1883 and 1884, winning a Blue for cricket in 1883.He also played for the Scotland national cricket team.
Other sports He also won the Scottish pole vault championship in 1885, and 1886.
Law career In later life he was a Writer to the Signet.
Honours He was appointed CBE in the 1918 Birthday Honours and knighted in the 1927 Birthday Honours.
Death He is buried in the churchyard of Insh Church, Kincraig, near Kingussie, Highland.
See also * List of Scottish cricket and rugby union players
References ;Sources# Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )# Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987,  )# Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )