Birth name | Matthew Clark McEwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 October 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 14 April 1899 | (aged 33)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Chicago, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Clark McEwan (5 October 1865 – 14 April 1899), known as Saxon McEwan, was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
McEwan played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1] He earned the nickname 'Saxon'.
McEwan played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 31 January 1885.[3] He again played for East of Scotland District in the 1886 fixture,[4] the 1887 fixture,[5] and the 1888 fixture.[6] He captained the East side in the 1889 match.[7]
McEwan played for Edinburgh District in the 1886 inter-city fixture against Glasgow District,[8] the 1887 fixture and the 1888 fixture.[9]
McEwan was capped fifteen times for Scotland between 1886 and 1892.[1][10]
McEwan refereed one international match in the Home Nations Championship; the 1892 match between England and Wales. Remarkably he was a still a Scotland international player at this point, and he later played for Scotland in that season's championship.[11]
He was born to Thomas McEwan (1834-1895) and Agnes Clark (1840-1914). He was the brother of Bill McEwan who was also capped for Scotland.[1]