Edward Ewart

Edwart Ewart (2 August 1860 – 26 April 1935) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Edward Ewart
Birth nameEdward Neil Ewart
Date of birth(1860-08-02)2 August 1860
Place of birthMoffat, Scotland
Date of death26 April 1935(1935-04-26) (aged 74)
Place of deathRoseburg, Oregon, United States
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1877
1878
1879
()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1879-80
3 (2 tries)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals.[2] He left Scotland in 1884 to go the United States after his mother died in 1883. He joined his older brother who had set up a farm in Oregon.

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 1 December 1877.[3]

He played for Blues Trial in their match against Whites Trial on 16 February 1878. This trial match was to try and impress the Scotland international side selectors.[4]

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 1 March 1879.[5]

International career

He was capped three times for Scotland between 1879 and 1880 spanning the 1879 Home Nations Championship and the 1880 Home Nations Championship.[6]

References
  1. http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/485.html
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/485.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
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