William Alexander was an English international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 6 October 1905 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | ||||||||||||||||
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A Newcastle native, Alexander played his rugby for hometown club Northern, initially as a centre or stand-off.[1]
Alexander was experimented with on the wing in matches with Northumberland in 1926–27. He gained his solitary England cap as a left winger against France in Paris during the 1927 Five Nations and had a quiet game in a 0–3 loss.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "W. Alexander and England Left Wing Position". The Journal. 17 February 1927.
- ^ "W. Alexander For Paris". The Journal. 31 March 1927.
- ^ "Reflections on England's Defeat". The Journal. 5 April 1927.
External links
edit- William Alexander at ESPNscrum