Alec Valentine
Encyclopedia
Alec Richard Valentine is a Scottish
former international rugby union
footballer.
He was capped three times for in 1953, playing Flanker
. He also played for RNAS
Anthorn.
His younger brothers Dave
and Rob Valentine
were also capped for Scotland, and subsequently became successful rugby league
players.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
former international rugby union
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...
footballer.
He was capped three times for in 1953, playing Flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
. He also played for RNAS
Royal Naval Air Service
The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps to form a new service , the Royal Air Force...
Anthorn.
His younger brothers Dave
Dave Valentine
David Donald Valentine was a Scottish representative rugby union and Rugby League World Cup winning footballer, a dual-code rugby international of the 1940s and '50s.-Rugby union:...
and Rob Valentine
Rob Valentine (rugby)
Rob A. Valentine is a Scottish former rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1970s, who at representative level has played rugby union for South of Scotland, and at club level for Hawick RFC, at representative level has played rugby league for Great...
were also capped for Scotland, and subsequently became successful rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
players.