Alexander Petrie (rugby union) explained

Alexander Petrie

Birth Name:

Alexander Gordon Petrie

Birth Date:

14 February 1853

Birth Place:

Birkenhead, England

Death Place:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Ru Position:

Forward

Ru Amateuryears:

Ru Provinceyears:

1872-
1881

Ru Nationalteam:

Scotland

Ru Nationalyears:

1873-80

Ru Nationalcaps:

Ru Nationalpoints:

(0)

Ru Refereeyears:

1882

Ru Refereecomps:

Home Nations

Module2:

Embed:	yes
Office:	President of the Scottish Rugby Union
Term Start:	1881
Term End:	1882
Order:	9th

Alexander Petrie (14 February 1853 – 4 February 1909) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland from 1873 to 1880.^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Petrie played as a forward for Royal HSFP.^[2]

Provincial career

Petrie represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.^[3]

Petrie also represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 5 December 1874 match.^[4]

International career

Petrie's international debut was the home match on 3 March 1873 at Glasgow.^[5] He turned out for Scotland a total of 11 times, his last match on 28 February 1880.^[6]

Referee career

After playing, Petrie took up refereeing rugby union matches.^[1] He refereed an international in 1882. He also became President of the Scottish Rugby Union.^[7]

Outside of rugby

Petrie was noted in other sports:- weightlifting, rowing and the hammer throw.^[7]

Notes and References

Web site: Alexander Gordon Petrie. ESPN scrum.
Web site: The hidden history of Scotland's first black rugby player. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
Web site: Scotland v England. ESPN scrum.
Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Petrie - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
Web site: Alexander Gordon Petrie (1853-1909) - Find A Grave-gedenkplek.