// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Bulldog Irvine go to vet? It was a paws-itive ID.
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| Born | Robert William Irvine 19 April 1853[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 18 April 1897 (aged 43)[1] Moulin, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Doctor Robert William Irvine (1853–1897), nicknamed "Bulldog",[2] was a Scotland international rugby football player.[3]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[3]
Provincial career
[edit]He represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the Inter-City matches; and played in the first match in 1872.
He represented East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District in 1876.[4]
International career
[edit]He was capped 13 times for Scotland between 1871 and 1880,[3] including the first ever rugby international.[5]
Family
[edit]He was the brother of Duncan Irvine who was also capped for Scotland.[3]
References
[edit]- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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- 1853 births
- 1897 deaths
- Rugby union players from Perth and Kinross
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Perthshire RFC players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players
- East of Scotland District players
- Rugby union forwards
- Scottish rugby union biography, 1850s birth stubs