Alexander Robertson (rugby union)

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Alexander Robertson
Alexander Robertson chest (cropped from Scotland rugbyteam 1871).png
Birth nameAlexander Hamilton Robertson
Date of birth(1848-10-01)1 October 1848
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland
Date of death12 May 1913(1913-05-12) (aged 64)
Place of deathLondon, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– West of Scotland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1871 Scotland 1 (0)

Alexander Robertson (1 October 1848 – 13 May 1913) was a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for West of Scotland. He was a Forward. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Robertson played for West of Scotland. [2] He was playing for the club in 1868. [3] He captained the West of Scotland side in 1870. [4]

International career

He was capped only the once for Scotland. [5] His debut came in the very first international match in 1871 playing against England at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh. [6]

Military career

He joined the Royal Ayrshire and Wigton Militia. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexander Hamilton Robertson". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Alexander Robertson – Test matches". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Scotland v England". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "THE LONDON GAZETTE". Thegazette.co.uk. 5 December 1865. Retrieved 23 May 2017.


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