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Alexander Stevenson (rugby union)

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Alexander Stevenson
Birth nameAlexander McEwen Stevenson
Date of birth(1885-10-30)30 October 1885
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death23 April 1963(1963-04-23) (aged 77)
Place of deathGreenwich, New South Wales, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow University ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
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1911
Glasgow District
Blues Trial
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1911 Scotland 1 (0)

Alexander Stevenson (30 October 1885 – 23 April 1963) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Forward position.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Stevenson played for Glasgow University RFC.[2]

Provincial career

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Stevenson played in the Inter-City match on 3 December 1910 for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District.[3]

He played for the Blues Trial side against the Whites Trial side on 21 January 1911 while still with Glasgow University.[4]

International career

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Stevenson was capped by Scotland for just one match.[5] This was the Five Nations match against France on 2 January 1911. France won the match 16 - 15.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander McEwen Stevenson". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Stevenson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ "France v Scotland". ESPN scrum.