Alex Brewster
| Birth name | Alexander Kinloch Brewster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 May 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Kinloch Brewster (born 3 May 1954) is a former rugby union player who gained six caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played as a prop for Stewart's Melville RFC.[1]
Early life
[edit]Brewster was born on 3 May 1954 in Dechmont, West Lothian. He was educated at Melville College in Edinburgh.
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Brewster captained Stewart’s Melville FPs.[1]
Provincial career
[edit]Brewster captained Edinburgh District.[1]
He played for the Reds Trial side in their match against Blues Trial on 3 January 1987.[2]
International career
[edit]Brewster's first international appearance was against England at Twickenham on 15 January 1977. This was his first as three caps as flanker. He returned to the international side in 1985 as tight head and won a further three caps, with his last cap playing against Romania at Bucharest on 29 March 1986.[1]
He played a match for the Barbarians in 1988.[3] He captained the Scotland team that toured Japan in 1989 although full caps were not awarded.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d McMurtrie, Bill (24 December 1987). "Brewster, McGuiness playing for high stakes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 25. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Player Archive - A. K. Brewster". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ McMurtrie, Bill (25 March 1989). "Brewster will lead Scots to Land of the Rising Sun". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
External links
[edit]- Alex Brewster at ESPNscrum
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Rugby union props
- Rugby union flankers
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- People educated at Stewart's Melville College
- Stewart's Melville RFC players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Reds Trial players
- Rugby union players from West Lothian