| Birth name | Duncan Robertson Irvine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 April 1851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Blair Atholl, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 March 1914 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Duncan Irvine was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
He played for Edinburgh Academicals; and Aberdeen Rangers.[2] He was staying in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire in 1881 census.
He played for East of Scotland District in February 1876. In this match he was deemed an Edinburgh Academical player.[3]
He played for East of Scotland District against Edinburgh District in January 1887. His brother Bulldog Irvine played for Edinburgh; Duncan was deemed a Aberdeen Rangers player.[4]
He played for the Blues Trial side against Whites Trial in February 1878, again classed as an Edinburgh Accies player.[5]
He was capped three times for Scotland between 1878 and 1879.[2][6]
Irvine joined the British Geological Survey on 1 May 1868. He worked in south-west Scotland:- the Mull of Galloway, Wigtown and Stranraer.[7]
He resigned from the BGS on 10 July 1882.[7]
He moved to Canada, where he continued to be a surveyor; noted as staying at 224 Beacon Hill in Victoria City, British Columbia, in 1898.[8]
His parents were Alexander Robertson Irvine and Sophia Jane Stewart Robertson. He married Sally Green in Victoria, Canada in 1900. He was the older brother of Bulldog Irvine, who was also capped for Scotland,[2] including the first ever rugby international.[9]
He is buried in Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, Canada.