George Raphael Fleming

George Raphael Fleming (5 August 1850 – 13 December 1909) was a Scottish rugby union international player. He was born in Cathcart, Renfrewshire (now a suburb of Glasgow).^[1]

George Raphael Fleming

Birth name	George Raphael Fleming
Date of birth	(1850-08-05)5 August 1850
Place of birth	Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death	13 December 1909(1909-12-13) (aged 59)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1872-76 Glasgow District () 1876 West of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1875-6 Scotland 2 (0)
6th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1878–1879
Preceded by	John Chiene
Succeeded by	Angus Buchanan

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Fleming played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.^[2]

Provincial career

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872,^[3] and also played in the 5 December 1874 match.^[4]

He also represented the West of Scotland District, captaining the side.^[5]

International career

He represented Scotland in the 1874–75 Home Nations rugby union matches and 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union matches.^[6]

References

1. "George Fleming - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
2. Nigel Trueman. "Rugby Football History".
3. "Football: Inter-City Football Match". The Glasgow Herald. 25 November 1872. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
4. "Football". The Glasgow Herald. 7 December 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Google News Archive Search.
5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18760228/032/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Fleming - Test matches". ESPN scrum.