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| Birth name | Robert William Irvine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 April 1853 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Blair Atholl, [1] Perth and Kinross, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 April 1897 (aged 43) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Moulin, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Doctor Robert William Irvine, (1853–1897) nicknamed "Bulldog", [2] was a Scotland international rugby football player. [3]
He played for Edinburgh Academicals. [3]
He represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the Inter-City matches; and played in the first match in 1872.
He represented East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District in 1876. [4]
He was capped 13 times for Scotland between 1871 and 1880, [3] including the first ever rugby international. [5]
He was the brother of Duncan Irvine who was also capped for Scotland. [3]
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