Andrew Galbraith Colville

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

Andrew Colville

Birth name	Andrew Galbraith Colville
Date of birth	(1846-12-17)17 December 1846
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	17 April 1881(1881-04-17) (aged 34)
Place of death	Bournemouth, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Merchistons () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1871-2 Scotland 2 (0)

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[1]

He was selected again in the return match the following year. On 5 February 1872 he played for Scotland against England at The Oval.[2]

References

1. "ESPN". ESPN.com.
2. "ESPN". ESPN.com.