Alexander Stephen (rugby union)

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Alexander Stephen
Birth nameAlexander Edward Stephen
Date of birth(1861-07-21)21 July 1861
Place of birth Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death18 August 1942(1942-08-18) (aged 81)
Place of death Mauchline, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three Quarters
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1884 Glasgow District ()
1885-87 West of Scotland District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1885-86 Scotland 2 (0)

Alexander Stephen (21 July 1861 – 18 August 1942) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Stephen played rugby union for West of Scotland. [2]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District in 1884. [3]

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District in February 1885. [4] He played for West district again in 1887. [5]

International career

Stephen was capped 2 times by Scotland from 1885 to 1886. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alexander Edward Stephen". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Stephen - Test matches". ESPN scrum.


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