Daniel Drew (rugby union) explained

Daniel Drew
Birth Name:Daniel Drew
Birth Date:c. 1850
Birth Place:Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Death Place:Burnley, England
Ru Position:Forward
Amatteam1:Glasgow Academicals
Apps1:2
Points1:0
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1871-6
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0
Relatives:Thomas Auchterlonie Drew, brother

Daniel Drew (c. 1850 - 2 February 1914) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Academicals in Glasgow.

Born in Dunoon in about 1850, Drew played as a Forward.

Drew played in the first ever rugby union international match for Scotland against England in 27 March 1871[1] at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh.[2]

Almost five years later Daniel received another Scotland call up to play against England. He played in the 6 March 1876 match at The Oval in London.[3]

Drew's brother Thomas Auchterlonie Drew also played for Glasgow Academicals. Although Thomas never made the Scotland national team, he did play for Glasgow District. Thomas was involved in his own first, when he played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District on 23 November 1872, the world's very first inter-provincial and inter-city rugby union match.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daniel Drew. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: ESPN. ESPN.com.
  3. Web site: ESPN. ESPN.com.
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.