Alex Moore (rugby union)
Alex Moore (born 19 August 1963) is a Scottish former rugby union footballer who won five caps for Scotland playing on the wing.
Birth name | Alex Moore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 August 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and club rugby
Moore was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He played at Livingston RFC for three seasons, followed by three seasons at Gala RFC.[1] He played sevens too, helping Gala to lift the Jedforest trophy in 1985.[2] After this he joined Edinburgh Academicals.[1]
International career
Moore played for the Scotland B side in 1986 and 1989.[3] He was called up at short notice to the 1990 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand and performed well in early matches.[1] His first international cap was against New Zealand at Auckland on 23 June 1990. The last of his five caps was against England at Twickenham on 16 February 1991.[4]
He played three matches for Barbarians FC.[5]
References
- "Moore passes his rugby tests with flying colours". The Herald. 9 June 1990. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- McMurtrie, Bill (29 April 1985). "A timely Jedforest lift for triumphant Gala". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- "Moore again stakes a strong claim". The Herald. 11 December 1989. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Players: Alex Moore. Scotland". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- "Player Archive - A. Moore". Barbarians FC. Retrieved 4 February 2017.