Alexander Wood (rugby union)

Alexander Wood (30 April 1848 – 26 October 1905) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland from 1873 to 1875.[1]

Alexander Wood

Birth name	Alexander Thomson Wood
Date of birth	30 April 1848
Place of birth	Kirktown of Fetteresso, Scotland
Date of death	26 October 1905 (aged 57)
Place of death	Stonehaven, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Royal HSFP () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1873-75 Edinburgh District 3 (0) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1873-75 Scotland 3 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Wood played for Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career

He represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the world's second provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 15 February 1873.[3]

He next played for the District on 5 December 1874 and 20 February 1875.[4][5]

International career

His international debut was the home match against England on 3 March 1873 at Glasgow.[6]

He played again for Scotland, against England, in the following year's fixture at The Oval on 23 February 1874.[7]

His last match for Scotland, again against England, was the fixture at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 8 March 1875.[8]

References

1. "Alexander Thomson Wood". ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
3. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
6. "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum.
7. "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
8. "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum.