| Birth name | Robert James Peebles Maitland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alloa, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1918 (aged 55–56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Clifton, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Maitland was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2]
He also played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [1] [3]
He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 5 February 1881. [4]
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 3 December 1881. [5]
He was capped five times for Scotland between 1881 and 1885. [1] [6]
He was born to Charles Maitland (1819-1898) and Mary Small Gardyne Maitland (1827-1881). Charles and Mary had 9 children; 6 boys and 3 girls. One of the boys, Robert's brother, was Gardyne Maitland who was also capped for Scotland. [1]
Robert emigrated to the United States in 1892.
- ^ a b c d Bath, p137
- ^ "Robert James Peebles Maitland". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Maitland - 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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| Birth name | Robert James Peebles Maitland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alloa, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1918 (aged 55–56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Clifton, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Maitland was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2]
He also played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [1] [3]
He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 5 February 1881. [4]
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 3 December 1881. [5]
He was capped five times for Scotland between 1881 and 1885. [1] [6]
He was born to Charles Maitland (1819-1898) and Mary Small Gardyne Maitland (1827-1881). Charles and Mary had 9 children; 6 boys and 3 girls. One of the boys, Robert's brother, was Gardyne Maitland who was also capped for Scotland. [1]
Robert emigrated to the United States in 1892.
- ^ a b c d Bath, p137
- ^ "Robert James Peebles Maitland". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Maitland - 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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