George Aitchison (rugby union)
| Birth name | George Ritchie Aitchison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 October 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 January 1895 (aged 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Aitchison (19 October 1864 – 25 January 1895) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a halfback.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Aitchison played for Edinburgh Wanderers, one of the top teams in Scotland at the time.[2]
Provincial career
[edit]He was called up for the Edinburgh District side for the 1882 provincial match against Glasgow District on 2 December 1882.[3]
International career
[edit]He was called up to the Scotland squad for the Home Nations Championship and played Ireland at Belfast on 17 February 1883.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Ritchie Aitchison". ESPN scrum.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland". ESPN scrum.