Alex Frew Explained

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]

Amateur career

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]

Provincial career

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]

International career

Frew played three tests for Scotland and one test for South Africa, captaining them on that one occasion

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/1466.html Alexander Frew player profile
  2. Web site: Alex Frew Kilmarnock's Springbok Captain.
  3. Web site: Dr Alex Frew. 26 July 2013. 3 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104001223/http://diggersrugby.co.za/about-us/dr-alex-frew/. 4 January 2017. dead.