Robert Ainslie (rugby union)

Robert Ainslie was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2] His playing position was Forward.

Robert Ainslie
Birth nameRobert Ainslie
Date of birth(1858-01-30)30 January 1858
Place of birthLasswade, Scotland
Date of death12 May 1906(1906-05-12) (aged 48)
Place of deathSydney, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh Institution F.P. ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1877
1878
1878		 Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District
Whites Trial		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1879-82 Scotland 7 3 tries

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]

International career

Ainslie was capped seven times for Scotland between 1879 and 1882.[1][8]

Family

Ainslie was the brother of Thomas Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.[1]

References
  1. Bath, p137
  2. "Robert Ainslie". ESPN scrum.
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Ainslie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)


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