Archibald Stewart (rugby union)

Archibald Stewart

Birth name	Archibald Mathison Stewart
Date of birth	(1890-09-27)27 September 1890
Place of birth	Leith, Scotland
Date of death	18 September 1974(1974-09-18) (aged 83)
Place of death	Norwich, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1910 Edinburgh District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1914 Scotland 1 (0)

Archibald Stewart (27 September 1890 – 18 September 1974) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. He played as a Forward. ^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Stewart played for Edinburgh Academicals. ^[2]

Provincial career

Stewart played in the inter-City match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District on 3 December 1910. Edinburgh ran out victors with a 26 - 5 scoreline. ^[3]

International career

Stewart was capped for Scotland only the once, in 1914. ^[4]

Military career

He signed up to the RAMC in the First World War in 1915. He served as a captain. ^[5]

Medical career

He later studied to be a doctor at the University of Edinburgh. ^[6]

References

1. "Archibald Mathison Stewart".
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. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Archibald Stewart - Test matches".
5. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1262/images/30850_A001487-01866?pId=5428107 ^{[ user-generated source ]}
6. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/61100/images/46163_302022005561_1764-00100?ssrc=pt&treeid=65620402&personid=34535275941&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=39848 ^{[ user-generated source ]}