Bulldog Irvine

Bulldog Irvine

Birth name	Robert William Irvine
Date of birth	19 April 1853
Place of birth	Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Date of death	18 April 1897(1897-04-18) (aged 43)
Place of death	Moulin, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh Academicals () – Perthshire () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1872- Edinburgh District () 1876 East of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1871-80 Scotland 13 (Tries:1)

Doctor Robert William Irvine, (1853–1897) nicknamed "Bulldog", was a Scotland international rugby football player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals.

Provincial career

He represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the Inter-City matches; and played in the first match in 1872.

He represented East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District in 1876.

International career

He was capped 13 times for Scotland between 1871 and 1880, including the first ever rugby international.

Family

He was the brother of Duncan Irvine who was also capped for Scotland.

References

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)