Richard Aitkin

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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
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1947 Scotland 1 (0)

Richard Aitken was a Scottish international rugby union player.

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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]

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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.