Alec Robertson (11 December 1877 – 28 October 1941) was a

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international

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

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in 1896. Robertson played

for

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in 1897.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District in 1896.

International career

Robertson was capped once by

, in 1897.

Outside of rugby union

He was one of the landed gentry with the family name of Robertson-Durham. He was a chartered accountant and Justice of the Peace. He died in 1941 and is buried in the graveyard of Dirleton Kirk.

References

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