Francis Moncreiff
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| Born | Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff 27 August 1849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 30 May 1900 (aged 50) Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff (27 August 1849 – 30 May 1900) was a Scottish rugby union player,[1] and Scotland's first captain, making him one of the first two captains in international rugby. He was capped on three occasions between 1871 and 1873 for Scotland.[1]
Personal history
[edit]Moncrieff was born in 1849, the second son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole.[2] He attended Edinburgh Academy. On 29 October 1880, he married Mildred Fitzherbert, daughter of Lt Colonel Richard Henry Fitzherbert.[3]
Rugby career
[edit]On 27 March 1871, Moncreiff was selected to represent Scotland in the first international rugby union game and to captain the team. He played club rugby for Edinburgh Academicals.
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Francis Moncreiff player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ↑ James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole The Peerage
- ↑ Hon Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff stepneyrobarts.co.uk
References
[edit]- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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