Английская Википедия:Alexander Stewart (rugby union)
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Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Kenneth Stewart (30 August 1852 – 13 February 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland from 1873 to 1875.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Stewart played for Edinburgh University.[2]
Provincial career
Stewart represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the world's third provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 6 December 1873.[3]
Stewart next played for the District on 24 January 1874.[4]
International career
Stewart's international debut was the home match against England, in the fixture at The Oval on 23 February 1874.[5]
Stewart's last match for Scotland, again against England, was the fixture at The Oval on 6 March 1876.[6]
Medical career
Stewart passed his medical degree at Edinburgh University and entered the Indian Medical Service.[7]
Military career
While Stewart was in India he served with the Poona Horse regiment. He was present at the siege of Kandahar in 1895 and in the Chitral Campaign that same year and took part in the Afghan War in 1897.[7]
Family
Stewart was the head of the Achnacone branch of the Stewart clan, the 12th of his family to hold that honour. His great, great grandfather was killed at Culloden. He retired in 1897, after the Afghan War, and remained in his family home of Achnacone. He was made a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for the County of Argyll.[7]
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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