Alec Boswell Timms
| Full name | Alexander Boswell Timms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 March 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 May 1922 (aged 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Marylebone, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Geelong College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University |
Edinburgh University College of Surgeons |
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| Occupation(s) | medical doctor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1896–1905 1899 |
Scotland British Isles |
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Alexander "Alec" Boswell Timms (2 March 1872 – 5 May 1922) was an Australian-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Edinburgh Wanderers and Edinburgh University. Timms played international rugby for Scotland and was selected for the British Isles team on its 1899 tour of Australia.
Timms was born in Australia, at Mount Hesse Station west of Geelong where his father owned a sheep farm. He grew up in Geelong, attended Melbourne Grammar School before transferring to The Geelong College where he captained the school in Australian rules football, his talent earning him the nickname "Shako" and played some senior games for both Geelong College and the Geelong Football Club in 1892.
He was sent to Edinburgh to study as a medical doctor. After finishing his degree at Edinburgh University he progressed to the College of Surgeons and took the Scottish triple qualifications in 1903.
Timms came to note as a rugby player while representing club team Edinburgh Wanderers and Edinburgh University RFC, and it was while playing for the former club that he was first selected to represent Scotland's national team. Timms was brought into the squad as a temporary replacement for JJ Gowans at centre in Scotland's opening game of the 1896 Home Nations Championship, played away to Wales at the Cardiff Arms Park. Scotland lost by two tries to nil and Timms was replaced by a returning Gowan for the next international.
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