| Birth name | Robert Ainslie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lasswade, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 May 1906 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Ainslie was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2] His playing position was Forward.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [1]
Provincial career
Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1887 [3] and on 4 December 1880. [4]
Ainslie was capped by East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878 [5] and on 5 February 1881. [6]
Ainslie played for Whites Trial in their match against Blues Trial on 16 February 1878. [7]
International career
Ainslie was capped seven times for Scotland between 1879 and 1882. [1] [8]
Family
Ainslie was the brother of Thomas Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Bath, p137
- ^ "Robert Ainslie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Ainslie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
 | This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1858 births
- 1906 deaths
- East of Scotland District players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. players
- Rugby union players from Midlothian
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Whites Trial players
- Rugby union forwards
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs
| Birth name | Robert Ainslie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lasswade, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 May 1906 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Ainslie was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2] His playing position was Forward.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [1]
Provincial career
Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1887 [3] and on 4 December 1880. [4]
Ainslie was capped by East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878 [5] and on 5 February 1881. [6]
Ainslie played for Whites Trial in their match against Blues Trial on 16 February 1878. [7]
International career
Ainslie was capped seven times for Scotland between 1879 and 1882. [1] [8]
Family
Ainslie was the brother of Thomas Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Bath, p137
- ^ "Robert Ainslie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Ainslie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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| This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1858 births
- 1906 deaths
- East of Scotland District players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. players
- Rugby union players from Midlothian
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Whites Trial players
- Rugby union forwards
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs