Alex Frew | |
Birth Name: | Alexander Frew |
Birth Place: | Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland |
Birth Date: | 1877 10, df=yes |
Death Place: | Hout Bay, South Africa |
Ru Position: | Forward |
Ru Nationalteam: | Scotland South Africa |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1901 1903 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 3 1 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) (3) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 15 October 2007 |
School: | Spier's School, Beith |
University: | Edinburgh University |
Alex Frew (24 October 1877 – 29 April 1947)[1] was an international rugby union forward who played for both Scotland and South Africa.[2]
He played for Kilmarnock RFC before moving to Edinburgh University.[2]
He was capped by Scotland while at Edinburgh University RFC.[2] He graduated as a doctor.
In South Africa, he played for Diggers RFC.[2] He came to South Africa to work in a British-run concentration camp as a doctor.[3]
He was capped for the South-West District before being capped for Glasgow District to play in the 1899 Inter-city match against Edinburgh District.[2]
While at Kilmarnock, he was also capped for West Counties District.[2]
When he moved to South Africa he played for Transvaal province.[2]
Frew played three tests for Scotland and one test for South Africa, captaining them on that one occasion