Alexander Wood (rugby union) explained

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]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Wood played for Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career

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]

International career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Thomson Wood. ESPN scrum.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  5. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  6. Web site: Scotland v England. ESPN scrum.
  7. Web site: England v Scotland. ESPN scrum.
  8. Web site: Scotland v England. ESPN scrum.