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Andrew Ross (13 January 1892 – 21 June 1981) was a
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player from
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. He played at
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Rugby Union career


Amateur career

He played
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 m ...
for
Edinburgh University The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 1582 ...
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Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District in the inter city game against Glasgow District on 3 December 1910. He played for the
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side against
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on 21 January 1911, scoring a try in a 26–19 win for the Whites.


International career

He was capped 4 times for
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from 1911 to 1914.


References

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