Bulldog Irvine
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| Birth name | Robert William Irvine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 April 1853[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Blair Atholl[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 April 1897[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Doctor Robert W. Irvine, (1853–1897) nicknamed "Bulldog",[2] was a Scotland international rugby football player.[3]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[3]
Provincial career
He represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the Inter-City matches; and played in the first match in 1872.
He represented East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District in 1876.[4]
International career
He was capped 13 times for Scotland between 1871–80,[3] including the first ever rugby international.[5]
Family
He was the brother of Duncan Irvine who was also capped for Scotland.[3]
References
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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