Alexander Stephen (rugby union) explained

Alexander Stephen
Birth Name:	Alexander Edward Stephen
Birth Date:	21 July 1861
Birth Place:	Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:	Mauchline, Scotland
Position:	Three Quarters
Amatteam1:	West of Scotland
Provinceyears1:	1884
Provinceyears2:	1885-87
Province1:	Glasgow District
Province2:	West of Scotland District
Repteam1:	Scotland
Repyears1:	1885-86
Repcaps1:	2
Reppoints1:	0

Alexander Stephen (21 July 1861 – 18 August 1942) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Stephen played rugby union for West of Scotland.^[2]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District in 1884.^[3]

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District in February 1885.^[4] He played for West district again in 1887.^[5]

International career

Stephen was capped 2 times by Scotland from 1885 to 1886.^[6]

Notes and References

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