Alex Moore (rugby union)
| Birth name | Alex Moore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Moore (born 19 August 1963) is a Scottish former rugby player who won five caps for Scotland playing on the wing.
Early life and club rugby
Moore was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He played at Livingston RFC for three seasons, followed by three seasons at Gala RFC.[1] He played sevens too, helping Gala to lift the Jedforest trophy in 1985.[2] After this he joined Edinburgh Academicals.[1]
International career
He was called up at short notice to the 1990 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand and performed well in early matches.[1] His first international cap was against New Zealand at Auckland on 23 June 1990. The last of his five caps was against England at Twickenham on 16 February 1991.[3]
He played three matches for Barbarians FC.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Moore passes his rugby tests with flying colours". The Herald. 9 June 1990. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ McMurtrie, Bill (29 April 1985). "A timely Jedforest lift for triumphant Gala". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Players: Alex Moore. Scotland". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Player Archive - A. Moore". Barbarians FC. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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