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He was born to Thomas McEwan (1834-1895) and Agnes Clark (1840-1914). He was the brother of Bill McEwan who was also capped for Scotland. [1]
| Birth name | Matthew Clark McEwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 April 1899 (aged 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Chicago, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Clark McEwan (5 October 1865 – 14 April 1899), known as Saxon McEwan, was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2]
McEwan played for Edinburgh Academicals. [1] He earned the nickname 'Saxon'.
McEwan played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 31 January 1885. [3] He again played for East of Scotland District in the 1886 fixture, [4] the 1887 fixture, [5] and the 1888 fixture. [6] He captained the East side in the 1889 match. [7]
McEwan played for Edinburgh District in the 1886 inter-city fixture against Glasgow District, [8] the 1887 fixture and the 1888 fixture. [9]
McEwan was capped fifteen times for Scotland between 1886 and 1892. [1] [10]
McEwan refereed one international match in the Home Nations Championship; the 1892 match between England and Wales. Remarkably he was a still a Scotland international player at this point, and he later played for Scotland in that season's championship. [11]
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He was born to Thomas McEwan (1834-1895) and Agnes Clark (1840-1914). He was the brother of Bill McEwan who was also capped for Scotland. [1]
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