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Thomas Ainslie (rugby union)

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Scotland international rugby union player (1860–1926)

Rugby player
Thomas Ainslie
Birth nameThomas Ainslie
Date of birth(1860-12-18)18 December 1860
Place of birthLasswade, Scotland
Date of death16 March 1926(1926-03-16) (aged 65)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1879- East of Scotland District ()
1879 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1881-85 Scotland 12 (3)
19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1891–1892
Preceded byGordon Mitchell
Succeeded byDavid Morton

Thomas Ainslie (18 December 1860 – 16 March 1926) was a Scotland international rugby union football player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.

Provincial career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in the 1879 and 1880 inter-city.

Ainslie played for East of Scotland District in the March 1879 and January 1880 match.

International career

He was capped 12 times for Scotland between 1881 and 1885.

Administrative career

Ainslie became the 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1891–92 term in office.

Family

He was the brother of Robert Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.

References

  1. ^ Bath, p137
  2. "Thomas Ainslie".
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. "Register". Retrieved 4 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tom Ainslie - Test matches".
  8. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
Sources
  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)


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