Alexander Robertson (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Alexander Hamilton Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 October 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 May 1913 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Robertson (1 October 1848 – 13 May 1913) was a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for West of Scotland. He was a Forward.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Robertson played for West of Scotland.[2] He was playing for the club in 1868.[3] He captained the West of Scotland side in 1870.[4]
International career
[edit]He was capped only the once for Scotland.[5] His debut came in the very first international match in 1871 playing against England at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh.[6]
Military career
[edit]He joined the Royal Ayrshire and Wigton Militia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Hamilton Robertson". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Robertson - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE". Thegazette.co.uk. 5 December 1865. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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