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Alexander Robertson

Birth name	Alexander Hamilton Robertson
Date of birth	(1848-10-01)1 October 1848
Place of birth	Ayr, Scotland
Date of death	12 May 1913(1913-05-12) (aged 64)
Place of death	London, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) – West of Scotland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1871 Scotland 1 (0)

Alexander Robertson (1 October 1848 – 13 May 1913) was a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for West of Scotland. He was a Forward.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Robertson played for West of Scotland. He was playing for the club in 1868. He captained the West of Scotland side in 1870.

International career

He was capped only the once for Scotland. His debut came in the very first international match in 1871 playing against England at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh.

Military career

He joined the Royal Ayrshire and Wigton Militia.

References

1. "Alexander Hamilton Robertson". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
3. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Robertson - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
6. "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
7. "THE LONDON GAZETTE". Thegazette.co.uk. 5 December 1865. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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