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Alec Richard Valentine (5 February 1928 – 11 May 1997) was a Scottish international rugby union footballer. He was born in Hawick.
Valentine was capped three times for Scotland in 1953, playing Flanker. He also played for RNAS Anthorn, and the Royal Navy, captaining the side.
His older brother Dave was also capped for Scotland, and his youngest brother Rob Valentine was capped for South of Scotland both brothers were subsequently capped at rugby league for Great Britain.
References
Bibliography
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
External links
- Alec Valentine at ESPNscrum
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- 1928 births
- 1997 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
- Royal Navy rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Hawick
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish male hammer throwers
- British male hammer throwers
- Scottish rugby union players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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