Richard Aitkin Explained

Richard Aitken
Birth Date:29 June 1914
Birth Place:Dunbar, Scotland
Death Place:North Berwick, Scotland
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1947
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Richard Aitken was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Aitken served in the Royal Navy and joined London Scottish in 1945 after being posted to Nore Command.[1] A tireless prop, Aitken featured in the Victory Internationals, before earning his solitary Scotland cap in 1947, playing a Five Nations match against Wales at Murrayfield.[2] He was subsequently sent on overseas service with the Navy.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Navy leads London Scots . . 22 October 1945.
  2. News: They Wear The Thistle . . 1 February 1947.
  3. News: Richmond's Hard Test . . 24 September 1949.