Alex Brewster

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Alex Brewster
Birth nameAlexander Kinloch Brewster
Date of birth (1954-05-03) 3 May 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Stewart's Melville ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
- Reds Trial ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1977−86 Scotland 6 (0)

Alexander Kinloch Brewster (born 3 May 1954) is a former rugby union player who gained six caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played as a prop for Stewart's Melville RFC. [1]

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Early life

Brewster was born on 3 May 1954 in Dechmont, West Lothian. He was educated at Melville College in Edinburgh.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Brewster captained Stewart’s Melville FPs. [1]

Provincial career

Brewster captained Edinburgh District. [1]

He played for the Reds Trial side in their match against Blues Trial on 3 January 1987. [2]

International career

Brewster's first international appearance was against England at Twickenham on 15 January 1977. This was his first as three caps as flanker. He returned to the international side in 1985 as tight head and won a further three caps, with his last cap playing against Romania at Bucharest on 29 March 1986. [1]

He played a match for the Barbarians in 1988. [3] He captained the Scotland team that toured Japan in 1989 although full caps were not awarded. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McMurtrie, Bill (24 December 1987). "Brewster, McGuiness playing for high stakes". The Glasgow Herald . p. 25. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Player Archive - A. K. Brewster". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (25 March 1989). "Brewster will lead Scots to Land of the Rising Sun". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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