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 .
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Personal history
Moncrieff was born in 1849, the second son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole. He attended Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was opened in 1824. The original building, on Henderson Row in the city's New Town, Edinburgh, New Town, is now part of the Se ...
. On 29 October 1880 he married Mildred Fitzherbert, daughter of Lt Colonel Richard Henry Fitzherbert.Hon Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff
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Rugby career
On 27 March 1871, Moncreiff was selected to represent Scotland in the
first international rugby union game and to captain the team. He played club rugby for
Edinburgh Academicals
The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club is currently a member of the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby. Its home ground is Raeburn Pl ...
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References
* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )
1849 births
1900 deaths
Scottish rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
People educated at Edinburgh Academy
History of rugby union in Scotland
Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
Rugby union forwards
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