Rugby player
| Birth name | George Ritchie Aitchison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1864-10-19)19 October 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 January 1895(1895-01-25) (aged 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Aitchison (19 October 1864 – 25 January 1895) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a halfback.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Aitchison played for Edinburgh Wanderers, one of the top teams in Scotland at the time.
Provincial career
He was called up for the Edinburgh District side for the 1882 provincial match against Glasgow District on 2 December 1882.
International career
He was called up to the Scotland squad for the Home Nations Championship and played Ireland at Belfast on 17 February 1883.
References
- "George Ritchie Aitchison". ESPN scrum.
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "Ireland v Scotland". ESPN scrum.