Alexander Moodie

Alexander Moodie (30 September 1886 – 21 May 1968) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for University of St Andrews RFC in St Andrews, Fife.

Alexander Moodie
Birth nameAlexander Reid Moodie
Date of birth(1886-09-30)30 September 1886
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
Date of death21 May 1968(1968-05-21) (aged 81)
Place of deathSt Andrews, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
St. Andrews University ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910
1910
1911		 Midlands District
North of Scotland District
Whites Trial		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1909-11 Scotland 3 (0)

Early life

Born in Balmuirfield, Dundee in 1886, the son of David Moodie, a bleacher, Moodie attended the High School of Dundee and the University of St Andrews.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Moodie played rugby union for St. Andrews University.[2]

Provincial career

He played for the Midlands District in their match against North of Scotland District on 19 November 1910.[3]

He played for the combined North of Scotland District against the South of Scotland District on 10 December 1910.[4]

He played for the Whites Trial side against the Blues Trial side on 21 January 1911, while still playing with St. Andrews University.[5]

International career

Moodie played in 3 tests for Scotland. The first was in the last Home Nations tournament in 1909. He played against England on 20 March 1909 in Richmond, London. Scotland won the match 18-8.[6]

His next two matches were against France in the new Five Nations tournament of 1910 and 1911. He played against France on 22 January 1910 at Inverleith. Scotland won that match 27-0.[7] His last match for Scotland was in Colombes, France on 2 January 1911. France won that match 16-15.[8]

References
  1. "High School of Dundee Selected Admission Records Boys 1880 to 1904" (PDF). fdca.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. "Exeter City 3-2 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19101212/102/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19110123/110/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "England 8 : Scotland 18". Espn.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. "England 0 : Scotland 27". Espn.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  8. "France 16 : Scotland 15". Espn.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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