Thomas Ainslie (rugby union) explained

Thomas Ainslie
Birth Name:Thomas Ainslie
Birth Date:18 December 1860
Birth Place:Lasswade, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Forward
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Edinburgh Institution F.P.
Provinceyears1:1879-
Provinceyears2:1879
Province1:East of Scotland District
Province2:Edinburgh District
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1881-85
Repcaps1:12
Reppoints1:3
Module2:
Embed:yes
Office:President of the Scottish Rugby Union
Term Start:1891
Term End:1892
Order:19th

Thomas Ainslie (18 December 1860 – 16 March 1926) was a Scotland international rugby union football player.[1] [2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[1]

Provincial career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in the 1879[3] and 1880 inter-city.[4]

Ainslie played for East of Scotland District in the March 1879[5] and January 1880 match.[6]

International career

He was capped 12 times for between 1881 and 1885.[1] [7]

Administrative career

Ainslie became the 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1891–92 term in office.[8]

Family

He was the brother of Robert Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.[1]

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Bath, p137
  2. Web site: Thomas Ainslie.
  3. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
  5. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
  6. Web site: Register . June 4, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tom Ainslie - Test matches.
  8. Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 . Scottish Rugby.