Thomas Ainslie (rugby union)

Thomas Ainslie (18 December 1860 – 16 March 1926) was a Scotland international rugby union football player.

Thomas Ainslie

Birth name	Thomas Ainslie
Date of birth	(1860-12-18)18 December 1860
Place of birth	Lasswade, Scotland
Date of death	16 March 1926(1926-03-16) (aged 65)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh Institution F.P. () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1879- 1879 East of Scotland District Edinburgh District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1881-85 Scotland 12 (3)
19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1891–1892
Preceded by	Gordon Mitchell
Succeeded by	David Morton

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.

Provincial career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in the 1879 and 1880 inter-city.

Ainslie played for East of Scotland District in the March 1879 and January 1880 match.

International career

He was capped 12 times for Scotland between 1881 and 1885.

Administrative career

Ainslie became the 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1891–92 term in office.

Family

He was the brother of Robert Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.

References

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)