Alexander Todd (rugby union)
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Alexander Findlater Todd (20 September 1873 – 21 April 1915)[1] was an English rugby union forward who played for Cambridge University and Blackheath F.C. at club level, and Kent at county level. Todd played international rugby for England and later represented the British Isles team on their 1896 tour of South Africa.
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Birth name | Alexander Findlater Todd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 September 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lewisham, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 April 1915 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hill 60, Ypres salient, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Mill Hill School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Caius College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Todd was an all-round sportsman, captaining his school team in association football and playing cricket for Berkshire in 23 Minor Counties Cricket Championship matches between 1910 and 1913.[2] The Wisden obituaries of 1915 refer to Todd as a '...capital wicket keeper'.[3]