Bill McEwan (rugby union)

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Bill McEwan
Birth nameWilliam Maclean Clark McEwan
Date of birth(1875-10-24)24 October 1875
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death4 April 1934(1934-04-04) (aged 58)
Place of death Cape Town, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1894-1900 Scotland 16 (3)
1903 South Africa 2 (0)

William McEwan (24 October 1875 – 4 April 1934) was a Scotland rugby football player. [1] On moving to South Africa, McEwan then also represented South Africa. [2]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He also played for Edinburgh Academicals [ when? ]. [1]

Provincial career

McEwan was capped for Edinburgh District. [3]

International career

He was capped sixteen times for Scotland between 1894 and 1900. [1] He was also capped for South Africa [ when? ]. [4]

Family

He was the brother of Saxon McEwan, who was also capped for Scotland. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p137
  2. "William Maclean Clark McEwan".
  3. "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
  4. "William Maclean Clark McEwan". ESPNscrum.
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