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Andrew Galbraith Colville

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Place of birth
  
Edinburgh, Scotland

Position
  
Forward

Place of death
  
Bournemouth, England

Full name
  
Andrew Galbraith Colville

Date of birth
  
(1846-12-17)17 December 1846

Date of death
  
17 April 1881(1881-04-17) (aged 34)

Died
  
17 April 1881, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Andrew Colville (17 December 1846 - 17 April 1881) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Merchistons in Edinburgh.

Born in Edinburgh in 1848, Colville played as a Forward.

Colville played in the first ever rugby union international match for Scotland against England in 27 March 1871

He was selected again in the return match the following year. On 5 February 1872 he played for Scotland against England at The Oval.

References

Andrew Galbraith Colville Wikipedia