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| Birth name | Alexander Frew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 October 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 29, 1947 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hout Bay, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Spier's School, Beith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Frew (24 October 1877 – 29 April 1947) [1] was an international rugby union forward who played for both Scotland and South Africa. [2]
He played for Kilmarnock RFC before moving to Edinburgh University. [2]
He was capped by Scotland while at Edinburgh University RFC. [2] He graduated as a doctor.
In South Africa, he played for Diggers RFC. [2] He came to South Africa to work in a British-run concentration camp as a doctor. [3]
He was capped for the South-West District before being capped for Glasgow District to play in the 1899 Inter-city match against Edinburgh District. [2]
While at Kilmarnock, he was also capped for West Counties District. [2]
When he moved to South Africa he played for Transvaal province. [2]
Frew played three tests for Scotland and one test for South Africa, captaining them on that one occasion
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