Alexander Petrie (14 February 1853 – 4 February 1909) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland from 1873 to 1880.[1]
| Birth name | Alexander Gordon Petrie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 February 1853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 February 1909 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1881–1882 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | David Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | William Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
Petrie played as a forward for Royal HSFP.[2]
Provincial career edit
Petrie represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.[3]
Petrie also represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 5 December 1874 match.[4]
International career edit
Petrie's international debut was the home match on 3 March 1873 at Glasgow.[5] He turned out for Scotland a total of 11 times, his last match on 28 February 1880.[6]
Referee career edit
After playing, Petrie took up refereeing rugby union matches.[1] He refereed an international in 1882. He also became President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[7]
Outside of rugby edit
Petrie was noted in other sports:- weightlifting, rowing and the hammer throw.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Alexander Gordon Petrie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The hidden history of Scotland's first black rugby player". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Petrie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "Alexander Gordon Petrie (1853-1909) - Find A Grave-gedenkplek".
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