Alfred Duke (2 December 1866 – 11 December 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Alfred Duke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 December 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brechin, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 December 1945 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Felton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editDuke played rugby union for Royal HSFP.[2]
Provincial career
editHe played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 5 December 1885[3] and in the corresponding fixture of 1886.[4]
He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 11 February 1888.[5]
International career
editDuke was capped 6 times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1890.[1] He scored a try against Wales in the match of 1 February 1890.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Alfred Duke". ESPN Rugby. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021.
- ^ Oswald, Nick; Griffiths, John (2003). The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0755312726.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Matches Under Rugby Rules". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1886. p. 10.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18880213/263/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Wales v Scotland". ESPN Rugby. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
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