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Alex Frew

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Alex Frew
Birth nameAlexander Frew
Date of birth(1877-10-24)24 October 1877
Place of birthNewmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of deathApril 29, 1947(1947-04-29) (aged 69)
Place of deathHout Bay, South Africa
SchoolSpier's School, Beith
UniversityEdinburgh University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Kilmarnock ()
Edinburgh University ()
Diggers RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
South-West ()
- Glasgow District ()
- West Counties ()
Transvaal Province ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901 Scotland 3 (0)
1903 South Africa 1 (3)
Correct as of 15 October 2007

Alex Frew (24 October 1877 – 29 April 1947)[1] was an international rugby union forward who played for both Scotland and South Africa.[2]

Amateur career

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He played for Kilmarnock RFC before moving to Edinburgh University.[2]

He was capped by Scotland while at Edinburgh University RFC.[2] He graduated as a doctor.

In South Africa, he played for Diggers RFC.[2] He came to South Africa to work in a British-run concentration camp as a doctor.[3]

Provincial career

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He was capped for the South-West District before being capped for Glasgow District to play in the 1899 Inter-city match against Edinburgh District.[2]

While at Kilmarnock, he was also capped for West Counties District.[2]

When he moved to South Africa he played for Transvaal province.[2]

International career

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Frew played three tests for Scotland and one test for South Africa, captaining them on that one occasion

References

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  1. ^ Alexander Frew player profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Alex Frew Kilmarnock's Springbok Captain".
  3. ^ "Dr Alex Frew". 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Springbok Captain
1903
Succeeded by