Alex Brewster

Alex Brewster
Full name Alexander Kinloch Brewster
Date of birth (1954-05-03) 3 May 1954
Place of birth Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Stewart's Melville RFC
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1977−1986  Scotland 6 0

Alexander Kinloch Brewster (born 3 May 1954) is a former rugby union player who gained six caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played as a prop for Stewart's Melville RFC.

Early life

Brewster was born on 3 May 1954 in Dechmont, West Lothian. He was educated at Melville College in Edinburgh.

Rugby career

Brewster's first international appearance was against England at Twickenham on 15 January 1977. This was his first as three caps as flanker. He returned to the international side in 1985 as tight head and won a further three caps, with his last cap playing against Romania at Bucharest on 29 March 1986.[1]

Brewster captained Stewart’s Melville FPs and Edinburgh district sides.[1] He played a match for the Barbarians in 1988.[2] He captained the Scotland team that toured Japan in 1989 although full caps were not awarded.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 McMurtrie, Bill (24 December 1987). "Brewster, McGuiness playing for high stakes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 25. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Player Archive - A. K. Brewster". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (25 March 1989). "Brewster will lead Scots to Land of the Rising Sun". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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