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'''Alfred Duke''' (2 December 1866 – 11 December 1945) was a [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/809.html|title=Alfred Duke|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref>
'''Alfred Duke''' (2 December 1866 – 11 December 1945) was a [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player.<ref name="ESPN">{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/809.html |title=Alfred Duke |website=ESPN Rugby |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117195641/http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/809.html |archive-date=2021-11-17}}</ref>


==Rugby Union career==
==Rugby Union career==
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===Amateur career===
===Amateur career===


Duke played [[rugby union]] for [[Royal HSFP]].<ref>Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003</ref>
Duke played [[rugby union]] for [[Royal HSFP]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland |first1=Nick |last1=Oswald |first2=John |last2=Griffiths |publisher=Headline Book Publishing |year=2003 |isbn=978-0755312726}}</ref>


===Provincial career===
===Provincial career===


He played for [[Edinburgh District (rugby union)|Edinburgh District]] in their inter-city match against [[Glasgow District (rugby union)|Glasgow District]] on [[1888–89 Scottish Districts season|5 December 1885]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004|title=|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> and in the corresponding fixture of [[1886–87 Scottish Districts season|1886]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9VlEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9bEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5994,5223762|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>
He played for [[Edinburgh District (rugby union)|Edinburgh District]] in their inter-city match against [[Glasgow District (rugby union)|Glasgow District]] on [[1888–89 Scottish Districts season|5 December 1885]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004|title=|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> and in the corresponding fixture of [[1886–87 Scottish Districts season|1886]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9VlEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9bEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5994,5223762 |page=10 |title=Matches Under Rugby Rules |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=1886-12-06}}</ref>


He played for [[East of Scotland District (rugby union)|East of Scotland District]] in their match against [[West of Scotland District (rugby union)|West of Scotland District]] on [[1887–88 Scottish Districts season|11 February 1888]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18880213/263/0004|title=|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
He played for [[East of Scotland District (rugby union)|East of Scotland District]] in their match against [[West of Scotland District (rugby union)|West of Scotland District]] on [[1887–88 Scottish Districts season|11 February 1888]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18880213/263/0004|title=|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
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===International career===
===International career===


Duke was capped 6 times by [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], from 1888 to 1890.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/809.html|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alfred Duke - Test matches|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref> He scored a try against Wales in the match of 1 February 1890.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/18965.html|title=Wales v Scotland|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref>
Duke was capped 6 times by [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], from 1888 to 1890.<ref name="ESPN"/> He scored a try against Wales in the match of 1 February 1890.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/18965.html|title=Wales v Scotland|website=ESPN Rugby |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628063609/http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/18965.html |archive-date=2020-06-28}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:13, 10 December 2023

Alfred Duke
Birth nameAlfred Duke
Date of birth(1866-12-02)2 December 1866
Place of birthBrechin, Scotland
Date of death11 December 1945(1945-12-11) (aged 79)
Place of deathFelton, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1885-86
1888		 Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888-90 Scotland 6 (2)

Alfred Duke (2 December 1866 – 11 December 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Duke played rugby union for Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 5 December 1885[3] and in the corresponding fixture of 1886.[4]

He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 11 February 1888.[5]

International career

Duke was capped 6 times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1890.[1] He scored a try against Wales in the match of 1 February 1890.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alfred Duke". ESPN Rugby. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Oswald, Nick; Griffiths, John (2003). The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0755312726.
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Matches Under Rugby Rules". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1886. p. 10.
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18880213/263/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Wales v Scotland". ESPN Rugby. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.


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