Alexander Wood | |
Birth Name: | Alexander Thomson Wood |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1848 |
Birth Place: | Kirktown of Fetteresso, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Death Place: | Stonehaven, Scotland |
Ru Position: | Forward |
Amatyears1: | - |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1873-75 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 3 |
Ru Provincepoints1: | 0 |
Repteam1: | Scotland |
Repyears1: | 1873-75 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Alexander Wood (30 April 1848 – 26 October 1905) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland from 1873 to 1875.[1]
Wood played for Royal HSFP.[2]
Wood represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the world's second provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 15 February 1873.[3]
Wood next played for the District on 5 December 1874 and 20 February 1875.[4] [5]
Wood's international debut was the home match against England on 3 March 1873 at Glasgow.[6]
Wood played again for Scotland, against England, in the following year's fixture at The Oval on 23 February 1874.[7]
Wood's last match for Scotland, again against England, was the fixture at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 8 March 1875.[8]