Alexander Cairns (rugby union)

Alexander Cairns (1878–1968) was a Scotland international rugby union player[1]

Alexander Cairns
Birth nameAlexander Gordon Cairns
Date of birth(1878-04-26)26 April 1878
Place of birthHamilton, Scotland
Date of death8 April 1968(1968-04-08) (aged 89)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Watsonians ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1903-06 Scotland 12 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Cairns played for Watsonians. He was nicknamed Fatty.

Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1902 playing in the Inter-City match against Glasgow District.[2]

International career

He was capped 12 times for the Scotland international side, from 1903 to 1906.[3]

References
  1. "Alexander Gordon Cairns". ESPN scrum.
  2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Fatty Cairns - Test matches". ESPN scrum.


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