Robert Ainslie (rugby union)

Robert Ainslie

Birth name	Robert Ainslie
Date of birth	(1858-01-30)30 January 1858
Place of birth	Lasswade, Scotland
Date of death	12 May 1906(1906-05-12) (aged 48)
Place of death	Sydney, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh Institution F.P. () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1877 Edinburgh District () 1878 East of Scotland District () 1878 Whites Trial () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1879-82 Scotland 7 (3 tries)

Robert Ainslie was a Scotland international rugby union player. ^{[1] [2]} His playing position was Forward.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. ^[1]

Provincial career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1887 ^[3] and on 4 December 1880. ^[4]

Ainslie was capped by East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878 ^[5] and on 5 February 1881. ^[6]

Ainslie played for Whites Trial in their match against Blues Trial on 16 February 1878. ^[7]

International career

Ainslie was capped seven times for Scotland between 1879 and 1882. ^{[1] [8]}

Family

Ainslie was the brother of Thomas Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland. ^[1]

References

1. Bath, p137
2. "Robert Ainslie". ESPN scrum.
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
5. "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Ainslie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.

Sources

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