Full name | Andrew Galbraith Colville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 17 April 1881 | (aged 34)||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Bournemouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Forward | ||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1871-2 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
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.