| George Raphael Fleming | |||||||||||
| Birth Name: | George Raphael Fleming | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1850 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Cathcart, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Ru Position: | Forward | ||||||||||
| Amatteam1: | Glasgow Academicals | ||||||||||
| Provinceyears1: | 1872-76 | ||||||||||
| Provinceyears2: | 1876 | ||||||||||
| Province1: | Glasgow District | ||||||||||
| Province2: | West of Scotland District | ||||||||||
| Repteam1: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Repyears1: | 1875-6 | ||||||||||
| Repcaps1: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Reppoints1: | 0 | ||||||||||
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George Raphael Fleming (5 August 1850 - 13 December 1909) was a Scottish rugby union international player. He was born in Cathcart, Renfrewshire (now a suburb of Glasgow).[1]
Fleming played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.[2]
He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872,[3] and also played in the 5 December 1874 match.[4]
He also represented the West of Scotland District, captaining the side.[5]
He represented Scotland in the 1874–75 Home Nations rugby union matches and 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union matches.[6]