Alfred Duke

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Alfred Duke
Birth nameAlfred Duke
Date of birth(1866-12-02)2 December 1866
Place of birthBrechin, Scotland
Date of death11 December 1945(1945-12-11) (aged 79)
Place of deathFelton, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1885-86
1888		 Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888-90 Scotland 6 (2)

Alfred Duke (2 December 1866 – 11 December 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

Duke played rugby union for Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career[]

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 5 December 1885[3] and in the corresponding fixture of 1886.[4]

He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 11 February 1888.[5]

International career[]

Duke was capped 6 times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1890.[6] He scored a try against Wales in the match of 1 February 1890.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alfred Duke". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18880213/263/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alfred Duke - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. ^ "Wales v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
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