About William Alexander
William Alexander was a British rugby union player.
William Alexander (born 6 October 1905) was an English international rugby union player.
A Newcastle native, Alexander played his rugby for hometown club Northern, initially as a centre or stand-off.
Alexander was experimented with on the wing in matches with Northumberland in 1926–27. He gained his solitary England cap as a left winger against France in Paris during the 1927 Five Nations and had a quiet game in a 0–3 loss.
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