Doctor Robert William Irvine (1853–1897), nicknamed "Bulldog",Bath, p101 was a Scotland international rugby football player.Bath, p137
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.
Provincial career
He represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the Inter-City matches; and played in the first match in 1872.
He represented East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District in 1876.
International career
He was capped 13 times for between 1871 and 1880, including the first ever rugby international.Bath, p4
Family He was the brother of Duncan Irvine who was also capped for Scotland.
References
Sources
Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )