Alex Frew
Birth name | Alexander Frew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 October 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | April 29, 1947 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hout Bay, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Spier's School, Beith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Frew (24 October 1877 – 29 April 1947)[1] was an international rugby union forward who played for both Scotland and South Africa.[2]
Amateur career
He played for Kilmarnock RFC before moving to Edinburgh University.[2]
He was capped by Scotland while at Edinburgh University RFC.[2] He graduated as a doctor.
In South Africa, he played for Diggers RFC.[2] He came to South Africa to work in a British-run concentration camp as a doctor.[3]
Provincial career
He was capped for the South-West District before being capped for Glasgow District to play in the 1899 Inter-city match against Edinburgh District.[2]
While at Kilmarnock, he was also capped for West Counties District.[2]
When he moved to South Africa he played for Transvaal province.[2]
International career
Frew played three tests for Scotland and one test for South Africa, captaining them on that one occasion
References
- ^ Alexander Frew player profile Scrum.com
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alex Frew Kilmarnock's Springbok Captain".
- ^ "Dr Alex Frew". 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1877 births
- 1947 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- South African rugby union players
- South African people of British descent
- Scotland international rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Rugby union forwards
- Edinburgh University RFC players
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Glasgow District players
- Kilmarnock RFC players
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs