Bulldog Irvine

Bulldog Irvine
Rugby union career

Full name	Robert William Irvine
Date of birth	19 April 1853^[1]
Place of birth	Blair Atholl^[1]
Date of death	18 April 1897^[1]
Playing career
Position	Forward
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Edinburgh Academicals
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1871-1880	Scotland	13	Tries:1

Doctor Robert W. Irvine, (1853–1897) nicknamed "Bulldog",^[2] was a Scottish rugby football player.^[3]

Rugby career

He was capped 13 times for Scotland between 1871–80,^[3] including the first ever rugby international.^[4] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.^[3]

Personal life and family

He was the brother of Duncan Irvine who was also capped for Scotland.^[3]

References

Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1905326246)

^ ^a ^b ^c Bulldog Irvine Profile on scrum.com
^ Bath, p101
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bath, p137
^ Bath, p4

Persondata
Name	Irvine, Robert
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	19 April 1853
Place of birth	Blair Atholl
Date of death	18 April 1897
Place of death