Alexander Clay (rugby union) explained

Alexander Clay
Birth Name:Alexander Thomson Clay
Birth Date:27 September 1863
Birth Place:Kelso, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Forward
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Edinburgh Academicals
Provinceyears1:1887
Provinceyears2:1887
Province1:East of Scotland District
Province2:Edinburgh District
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1886-88
Repcaps1:7

Alexander Clay (27 September 1863 – 9 November 1950) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Clay played rugby union for Edinburgh Academicals.[2]

Provincial career

He played for the East of Scotland District in January 1887[3]

He was capped by Edinburgh District to play in the inter-city match of 1887[4]

International career

He played 7 matches for Scotland from 1886 to 1888.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Thomson Clay. ESPN scrum.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. Web site: Register . 17 March 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  5. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Clay - Test matches. ESPN scrum.