Alex Moore (rugby union)

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Alex Moore
Birth nameAlex Moore
Date of birth (1963-08-19) 19 August 1963 (age 59)
Place of birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Livingston
Gala
Edinburgh Academicals
()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- South of Scotland District
Edinburgh District
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International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1986-89
1990–91
Scotland 'B'
Scotland
3
5
0
8

Alex Moore (born 19 August 1963) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He won five caps playing on the wing.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Moore was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He played at Livingston RFC for three seasons, followed by three seasons at Gala RFC. [1] He played sevens too, helping Gala to lift the Jedforest trophy in 1985. [2]

After this he joined Edinburgh Academicals. [1]

Provincial career

While with Gala, he played for South of Scotland District. [3]

On moving to Edinburgh Academicals he then played for Edinburgh District. [4]

International career

Moore played for the Scotland 'B' side in 1986 and 1989. [5] He was called up at short notice to the 1990 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand and performed well in early matches. [1] His first international cap was against New Zealand at Auckland on 23 June 1990. The last of his five caps was against England at Twickenham on 16 February 1991. [6]

He played three matches for Barbarians FC. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Moore passes his rugby tests with flying colours". The Herald. 9 June 1990. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. McMurtrie, Bill (29 April 1985). "A timely Jedforest lift for triumphant Gala". The Glasgow Herald . p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002324/19860914/308/0028 via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. "Moore again stakes a strong claim". The Herald. 11 December 1989. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. "Players: Alex Moore. Scotland". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  7. "Player Archive - A. Moore". Barbarians FC . Retrieved 4 February 2017.