Alexander Cairns (rugby union) explained

Alexander Cairns
Birth Name:Alexander Gordon Cairns
Birth Date:26 April 1878
Birth Place:Hamilton, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Forward
Amatyears1:-
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Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1903-06
Repcaps1:12
Reppoints1:0

Alexander Cairns (1878–1968) was a Scotland international rugby union player[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Cairns played for Watsonians. He was nicknamed Fatty.

Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1902 playing in the Inter-City match against Glasgow District.[2]

International career

He was capped 12 times for the Scotland international side, from 1903 to 1906.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Gordon Cairns. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  3. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Fatty Cairns - Test matches. ESPN scrum.