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| Born | Robert William Irvine 19 April 1853 Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 18 April 1897 (aged 43) Moulin, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Doctor Robert William Irvine (1853–1897), nicknamed "Bulldog", was a Scotland international rugby football player.
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.
He represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the Inter-City matches; and played in the first match in 1872.
He represented East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District in 1876.
He was capped 13 times for Scotland between 1871 and 1880, including the first ever rugby international.
He was the brother of Duncan Irvine who was also capped for Scotland.
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