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List Of Scotland National Rugby Union Players ...
This is a list of Scottish national rugby union players, i.e. those who have played for the Scotland national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the position for which he is best known. A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. Amateur Era. (1871–1996) Capped at District level: Professional Era (from 1996) Capped at District level: References {{rugby union players by country Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Galbraith Colville
Andrew Colville (17 December 1846 – 17 April 1881) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Merchistonians in Edinburgh. Born in Edinburgh in 1848, Colville played as a Forward. Colville played in the first ever rugby union international match for Scotland against England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... on 27 March 1871 He was selected again in the return match the following year. On 5 February 1872 he played for Scotland against England at The Oval. References 1846 births 1881 deaths People educated at Merchiston Castle School Merchistonian FC players Rugby union players from Edinburgh Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union forwards {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Robertson (rugby Union)
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. Rugby Union career Amateur career Robertson played for West of Scotland. He was playing for the club in 1868. He captained the West of Scotland side in 1870. International career He was capped only the once for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... His debut came in the very first international match in 1871 playing against England at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh. Military career He joined the Royal Ayrshire and Wigton Militia. References 1848 births 1913 deaths Rugby union forwards Rugby union players from Ayr Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players West o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ritchie (rugby Union, Born 1848)
George Ritchie (16 April 1848 – 31 January 1896) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Forward. Playing in the very first international, Ritchie scored a try which was chalked off by the umpire Hely Hutchinson Almond. The resulting pressure, though, did break in Scotland's favour with Angus Buchanan scoring that first try. Notwithstanding, Ritchie always maintained that his try was valid and should have stood. Rugby Union career Amateur career Ritchie played for Merchistons in Edinburgh. International career Ritchie played in the first ever rugby union international match for Scotland against England in 27 March 1871 at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh. In the match, he almost scored the first ever international try. He went over the try-line but a clutch of bodies were on top of him. An Englishman claimed to have control of the ball and the umpire decided it was Scotland's hack off 5 yards from the line. Scotland then scored a try and goal from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Munro (rugby Union)
Robert Munro was a rugby union international who represented Scotland in the first international rugby match in 1871. Early life Robert Munro was born in Dull, Perthshire in 1839, the son of Alexander M. Munro, a schoolmaster, and Margaret Stewart. He was educated at the University of St Andrews. Rugby union career Munro played for the University of St Andrews and such was his prowess he was selected to play in the first international rugby match in 1871 between Scotland and England. This was played on 27 March 1871 at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh and won by Scotland. Later in 1871 he became licensed by the Church of Scotland of St Andrews and began missionary duties. Career and personal life Munro became a minister in the Church of Scotland. He was licensed in November 1871 by the St Andrews Presbytery and became a missionary at Struan in Atholl. He was ordained to St Kiarans, Govan, on 16 November 1876. He was translated to Ardnamurchan Ardnamurchan (, gd, Àird nam Mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Moncreiff
Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff (27 August 1849 – 30 May 1900) was a Scottish rugby union player,Francis Moncreiff player profile ESPN Scrum.com and 's first captain, making him one of the first two captains in international rugby. He was capped on three occasions between 1871 and 1873 for . Personal history Moncrieff was born in 1849, the second son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole. He attended Edinburgh Academy. On 29 October 1880 he married Mildred Fitzherbert, daughter of Lt Colonel Richard Henry Fitzherbert.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Andrew Whitelock Mein
James Mein (1 July 1852 – 2 March 1918) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh. Mein played as a Forward. Mein was capped 5 times for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... His debut came in the very first international match in 1871 playing against England at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh. His last test was in the 1875 Home Nations match playing against England at Raeburn Place. Mein was capped by Edinburgh District. He appeared in the world's first non-international representative match in 1871; the 'inter-city', the inter-district match between Edinburgh District and Glasgow District References 1852 births 1918 deaths Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Edinburgh District (rugby un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Roger Marshall .
Thomas Roger Marshall (1849–1913) was a Scottish international rugby and cricket player.Bath, p104 He played at three quarter back. Rugby career One of the earliest Scottish players, he was capped four times for between 1871 and 1874. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals. His brother William Marshall also gained a single cap for Scotland in 1872.Bath, p137 Cricket career He also played for the Scotland national cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh, and also some other venues. Scotland became Associate Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994 References * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lisle Hall McFarlane
Dr John Lisle Hall McFarlane MB ChB (19 June 1851 – 17 March 1874) was a Scottish physician and international rugby union player and sportsman. Personal history McFarlane was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1851 to John MacFarlane, and Edinburgh-educated surgeon, who had married Anna Smith, the daughter of a Jamaican estate owner. McFarlane's middle name of Lisle was taken from his mother's forbearers who held connections to the Barons Lisle. McFarlane grew up in Scotland and was educated at several of the country's finest schools. He attended the Edinburgh Institute of Maths before switching as a boarder at the private Abbey Park School in St Andrews. It was at the establishments that he developed his enjoyment of sport and where he began to play rugby. In 1869 he left Abbey Park to enrol at Craigmount School, supposedly just to get into the cricket team. McFarlane matriculated to Edinburgh University where he studied medicine. There he excelled across the sporting fields ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Campbell Lyall
William Lyall (27 January 1848 – 22 April 1931) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh. Born in Edinburgh in 1848 to David and Isabella Lyall, William Lyall played as a Forward. Lyall played in the first ever rugby union international match for Scotland against England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... in 27 March 1871 References 1848 births 1931 deaths Scottish rugby union players Rugby union players from Edinburgh Scotland international rugby union players Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Rugby union forwards {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulldog Irvine
Doctor Robert William Irvine, (1853–1897) nicknamed "Bulldog", was a Scotland international rugby football player.Bath, p137 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 between 1871 and 1880, including the first ever rugby international.Bath, p4 Family He was the brother of Duncan Irvine Duncan Irvine was a Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, p137 Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Edinburgh Academicals; and Aberdeen Rangers. He was staying in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire in 1881 census. Provincial care ... who was also capped for Scotland. References ;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Forsyth (rugby Union)
William Forsyth was a rugby union international who represented Scotland in the first international rugby match in 1871. Early life and family William Forsyth was born on 23 March 1850 in Logie Easter, Ross-shire. He was the son of Ann (née Bell) (died 1857) and John Forsyth (died 1898). His father, at the time of his birth, was a farmer on the Balnagowan estate, the seat of Sir Charles Ross and site of Balnagowan castle. Later, in the 1860s, his father became factor of the entire estate, some 300,000 acres, of which about 8000 acres were arable, 400 acres under wood, and 288,000 acres under pasture. In 1857, when Forsyth was seven years old, his mother died. His aunt then helped care for him and his siblings until his father remarried. Around 1869, Forsyth began attending the University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
