Robert Ainslie was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2] His playing position was Forward.
| Birth name | Robert Ainslie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lasswade, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 May 1906 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editAinslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[1]
Provincial career
editAinslie played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1887[3] and on 4 December 1880.[4]
Ainslie was capped by East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878[5] and on 5 February 1881.[6]
Ainslie played for Whites Trial in their match against Blues Trial on 16 February 1878.[7]
International career
editAinslie was capped seven times for Scotland between 1879 and 1882.[1][8]
Family
editAinslie was the brother of Thomas Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Bath, p137
- ^ "Robert Ainslie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Ainslie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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