Richard Aitken was a Scottish international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 29 June 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dunbar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | North Berwick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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Aitken served in the Royal Navy and joined London Scottish in 1945 after being posted to Nore Command.[1] A tireless prop, Aitken featured in the Victory Internationals, before earning his solitary Scotland cap in 1947, playing a Five Nations match against Wales at Murrayfield.[2] He was subsequently sent on overseas service with the Navy.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Navy leads London Scots". Evening Standard. 22 October 1945.
- ^ "They Wear The Thistle". Daily Record. 1 February 1947.
- ^ "Richmond's Hard Test". The Guardian. 24 September 1949.
External links
edit- Richard Aitkin at ESPNscrum