Alexander James Watt Hinshelwood (born 23 March 1942) is a 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...

 player.

He was capped twenty-one times for Scotland as a wing between 1966 and 1970. He scored five tries for Scotland.

Hinshelwood was selected for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand

1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand

In 1966 the British Lions toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost all four internationals against the All Blacks....

 and the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa

1968 British Lions tour to South Africa

In 1968 the British Lions toured South Africa. The tour was not success in terms of international results, the Lions losing the test series against South Africa by three matches to nil, with the other match drawn. The Lions won 15 of their 16 non-international matches, losing only to Transvaal...

. He played in two tests against the All Blacks

All Blacks

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 on the 1966 tour, scoring one try, and in one test, which was drawn, against in 1968.

He played club rugby for London Scottish

London Scottish F.C.

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. His son, Ben Hinshelwood

Ben Hinshelwood

Benjamin Gerald Hinshelwood . Son of famous Scottish winger Sandy Hinshelwood, Ben was the outstanding sportsman in his days at North Sydney Boys High School...

, is also a Scotland rugby union international.