Richard Aitkin

Richard Aitken

Date of birth	(1914-06-29)29 June 1914
Place of birth	Dunbar, Scotland
Place of death	North Berwick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1947 Scotland 1 (0)

Richard Aitken was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Aitken served in the Royal Navy and joined London Scottish in 1945 after being posted to Nore Command. ^[1] A tireless prop, Aitken featured in the Victory Internationals, before earning his solitary Scotland cap in 1947, playing a Five Nations match against Wales at Murrayfield. ^[2] He was subsequently sent on overseas service with the Navy. ^[3]

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players

References

1. "The Navy leads London Scots". Evening Standard . 22 October 1945.
2. "They Wear The Thistle". Daily Record . 1 February 1947.
3. "Richmond's Hard Test". The Guardian . 24 September 1949.

External links

• Richard Aitkin at ESPNscrum