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Alec Elliot Murray

Date of birth	(1923-10-08)8 October 1923
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	24 February 2004(2004-02-24) (aged 80)
Place of death	Woking, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Rosslyn Park Oxford University J. E. Thorneloe's XV London Scottish Royal Navy () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1944 Scotland 1 (0)

Alec Elliot Murray (8 October 1923 - 24 August 1884) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He learned rugby at Sedbergh School.

He played for Rosslyn Park.

He went to Christ Church, Oxford and played rugby union for Oxford University. He also won the 100 yards sprint in 1943, running that distance in 10.3 seconds.

He played for a J. E. Thorneloe's XV in 1942 against the Barbarians.

He played for London Scottish in 1945.

He was picked for the Royal Navy to play against the Army in 1946.

International career

The Scottish selector G. B. Dryden discovered that Murray was 'an out and out Scot'.

He played for Scotland on 26 February 1944.

Military career

He was a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. He went on the HMS Victory.

Family

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References

Category:Scottish rugby union players Category:Scotland international rugby union players