Thomas Ainslie (rugby union)

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.[1][2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[1]

Provincial career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in the 1879[3] and 1880 inter-city.[4]

Ainslie played for East of Scotland District in the March 1879[5] and January 1880 match.[6]

International career

He was capped 12 times for Scotland between 1881 and 1885.[1][7]

Administrative career

Ainslie became the 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1891–92 term in office.[8]

Family

He was the brother of Robert Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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)