Robert Ainslie (rugby union)
Robert Ainslie was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2] His playing position was Forward.
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 48) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[1]
Provincial career
Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1887[3] and on 4 December 1880.[4]
Ainslie 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]
Ainslie played for Whites Trial in their match against Blues Trial on 16 February 1878.[7]
Family
Ainslie was the brother of Thomas Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.[1]
References
- 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.
- "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "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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