Alex Frew

Alex Frew

Birth name	Alexander Frew
Date of birth	(1877-10-24)24 October 1877
Place of birth	Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of death	April 29, 1947(1947-04-29) (aged 69)
Place of death	Hout Bay, South Africa
School	Spier's School, Beith
University	Edinburgh University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Kilmarnock () – Edinburgh University () – Diggers RFC () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) South-West () - Glasgow District () - West Counties () – Transvaal Province () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1901 Scotland 3 (0) 1903 South Africa 1 (3) Correct as of 15 October 2007

Alex Frew (24 October 1877 – 29 April 1947)^[1] was an international rugby union forward who played for both Scotland and South Africa.^[2]

Amateur career

He played for Kilmarnock RFC before moving to Edinburgh University.^[2]

He was capped by Scotland while at Edinburgh University RFC.^[2] He graduated as a doctor.

In South Africa, he played for Diggers RFC.^[2] He came to South Africa to work in a British-run concentration camp as a doctor.^[3]

Provincial career

He was capped for the South-West District before being capped for Glasgow District to play in the 1899 Inter-city match against Edinburgh District.^[2]

While at Kilmarnock, he was also capped for West Counties District.^[2]

When he moved to South Africa he played for Transvaal province.^[2]

International career

Frew played three tests for Scotland and one test for South Africa, captaining them on that one occasion

References

1. Alexander Frew player profile Scrum.com
2. "Alex Frew Kilmarnock's Springbok Captain".
3. "Dr Alex Frew". 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Fairy Heatlie	Springbok Captain 1903	Succeeded by Jackie Powell