Thomas Ainslie (rugby union)

Thomas Ainslie (18 December 1860 – 16 March 1926) was a Scotland international rugby union football player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.

Provincial career

Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in the 1879 and 1880 inter-city.

Ainslie played for East of Scotland District in the March 1879 and January 1880 match.

International career

He was capped 12 times for between 1881 and 1885.

Administrative career

Ainslie became the 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1891–92 term in office.

Family

Ainslie was the brother of Robert Ainslie, who was also capped for Scotland.

References

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )