Alfred Duke

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Alfred Duke
Birth nameAlfred Duke
Date of birth(1866-12-02)2 December 1866
Place of birth Brechin, Scotland
Date of death11 December 1945(1945-12-11) (aged 79)
Place of death Felton, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1885-86 Edinburgh District ()
1888 East of Scotland District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1888-90 Scotland 6 (2)

Alfred Duke (2 December 1866 – 11 December 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Duke played rugby union for Royal HSFP. [2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 5 December 1885 [3] and in the corresponding fixture of 1886. [4]

He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 11 February 1888. [5]

International career

Duke was capped 6 times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1890. [1] He scored a try against Wales in the match of 1 February 1890. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alfred Duke". ESPN Rugby. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Oswald, Nick; Griffiths, John (2003). The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN   978-0755312726.
  3. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "Matches Under Rugby Rules". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1886. p. 10.
  5. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18880213/263/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Wales v Scotland". ESPN Rugby. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.


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