Alastair McNeil
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Alastair Simpson Bell McNeil (January 28, 1915, Edinburgh-January 26, 1944) was a Scottish international rugby union
player, who was killed in World War II at Anzio
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He was capped once for in 1935. He also played for Watsonians RFC
.
McNeil played for the Scotland national cricket team as well.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who was killed in World War II at Anzio
Anzio
Anzio is a city and comune on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome.Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands of Ponza, Palmarola and Ventotene...
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He was capped once for in 1935. He also played for Watsonians RFC
Watsonians RFC
Watsonian Football Club is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is connected with George Watson's College as a club for former pupils, but now accepts players who did not attend the school...
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McNeil played for the Scotland national cricket team as well.
External links
See also
- List of Scotland rugby union footballers killed in the World Wars