Francis Moncreiff | |
Birth Name: | Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff |
Birth Date: | 27 August 1849 |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Ru Position: | Forward |
Amatyears1: | - |
Amatteam1: | Edinburgh Academicals |
Ru Provinceyears1: | - |
Repteam1: | Scotland |
Repyears1: | 1871–1873 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff (27 August 1849 – 30 May 1900) was a Scottish rugby union player,[1] and 's first captain, making him one of the first two captains in international rugby. He was capped on three occasions between 1871 and 1873 for .[1]
Moncrieff was born in 1849, the second son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole.[2] He attended Edinburgh Academy. On 29 October 1880, he married Mildred Fitzherbert, daughter of Lt Colonel Richard Henry Fitzherbert.[3]
On 27 March 1871, Moncreiff was selected to represent Scotland in the first international rugby union game and to captain the team. He played club rugby for Edinburgh Academicals.