Robert Ainslie (rugby union)
| Birth name | Robert Ainslie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lasswade, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 May 1906 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Ainslie was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P..[1]
Provincial career[]
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1887[3] and on 4 December 1880.[4]
He was capped by East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878[5] and on 5 February 1881.[6]
He played for in their match against on 16 February 1878.[7]
International career[]
He was capped seven times for Scotland between 1879 and 1882.[1][8]
Family[]
He was the brother of Thomas Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Bath, p137
- ^ "Robert Ainslie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18780216/104/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18810212/120/0039 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18780218/176/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Ainslie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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