Alasdair Hugh Wilson Boyle (born

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, ) was a Scottish

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player. He played as a number eight.Bath, p. 138 He also played for London Scottish FC. He had 6 caps for

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, from 1966 to 1968, scoring 1 try, 3 points on aggregate. He played in two

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competitions, in 1966 and 1967.Alasdair Boyle International Statistics
/ref> His brother Cameron Boyle was also capped for Scotland.

References

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) 1945 births Living people Rugby union players from Glasgow Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Ayr RFC players London Scottish F.C. players Rugby union number eights {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub