Bill McEwan (rugby union)

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Bill McEwan

Birth name	William Maclean Clark McEwan
Date of birth	(1875-10-24)24 October 1875
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	4 April 1934(1934-04-04) (aged 58)
Place of death	Cape Town, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh District () International career Years Team Apps (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]

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]

References

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

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)