Alexander Stephen (rugby union)
| Birth name | Alexander Edward Stephen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 July 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 August 1942 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Mauchline, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Stephen (21 July 1861 – 18 August 1942) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Stephen played rugby union for West of Scotland.[2]
Provincial career
[edit]He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District in 1884.[3]
He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District in February 1885.[4] He played for West district again in 1887.[5]
International career
[edit]Stephen was capped 2 times by Scotland from 1885 to 1886.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Edward Stephen". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "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 Stephen - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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