Edward Ewart

Edward Ewart

Birth name	Edward Neil Ewart
Date of birth	(1860-08-02)2 August 1860
Place of birth	Moffat, Scotland
Date of death	26 April 1935(1935-04-26) (aged 74)
Place of death	Roseburg, Oregon, United States
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1877 Glasgow District () 1878 Blues Trial () 1879 West of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1879-80 Scotland 3 ((2 tries))

Edwart Ewart (2 August 1860 – 26 April 1935) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals.[2] He left Scotland in 1884 to go the United States after his mother died in 1883. He joined his older brother who had set up a farm in Oregon.

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 1 December 1877.[3]

He played for Blues Trial in their match against Whites Trial on 16 February 1878. This trial match was to try and impress the Scotland international side selectors.[4]

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 1 March 1879.[5]

International career

He was capped three times for Scotland between 1879 and 1880 spanning the 1879 Home Nations Championship and the 1880 Home Nations Championship.[6]

References

1. "Edward Neil Ewart".
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18780218/176/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Edward Ewart - Test matches".