| Full name | Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 1849 | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 1900 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Forward | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1871-1873 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff (27 August 1849 - 30 May 1900) was a Scottish rugby union player,[1] and Scotland's first captain, making him one of the two first captains in international rugby. He was capped on three occasions between 1871 and 1873 for Scotland.[1]
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Moncrieff was born in 1849, the second son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole.[2] He attended Edinburgh Academy. On 29 October 1880 he married Mildred Fitzherbert, daughter of Lt Colonel Richard Henry Fitzherbert.[3]
On the 27 March 1871, Moncreiff was not only selected to represent Scotland in the first internatioal rugby union game, but was also chosen to captain the team. He played club rugby for Edinburgh Academicals.