Alexander James Watt Hinshelwood (born ) is a former international

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player. He was capped twenty-one times for Scotland as a

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between 1966 and 1970.Griffiths, page 2:38-2:40 He scored five tries for Scotland. Hinshelwood was selected for the

1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand In 1966 the British Lions toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost all four internationals against the All Blacks. Overall the tourists played thirty-five matches, winning twenty-three, losing nin ...

and the

1968 British Lions tour to South Africa In 1968 the British Lions toured South Africa. The tour was not successful in terms of international results, the Lions losing the Test series against South Africa by three matches to nil, with the other match drawn. The Lions won 15 of their ...

. He played in two tests against the

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on the 1966 tour, scoring one try, and in one test, which was drawn, against in 1968. He played club rugby for London Scottish. His son,

Ben Hinshelwood Benjamin Gerald Hinshelwood (born 22 March 1977 in Melbourne) is a Scottish international rugby union player. He is the son of wing Sandy Hinshelwood. He attended North Sydney Boys High School. He joined the University of Sydney rugby union team ...

, is also a Scotland rugby union international.

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