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305:(2 March 1872 – 5 May 1922) was an Australian-born international
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British & Irish Lions rugby union players from
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to study as a medical doctor. After finishing his degree at
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Wednesday 20 December 1922
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and took the
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954:Australian rugby union players
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448:'s British Isles team on the
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577:"Dr. Alec Boswell Timms"
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349:before transferring to
303:Alexander Boswell Timms
281:British and Irish Lions
39:Alexander Boswell Timms
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421:International career
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244:International career
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803:Northampton
489:Cardiff RFC
345:, attended
307:rugby union
135:Position(s)
65:, Australia
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900:Lancashire
870:Blackheath
840:Manchester
793:Gloucester
733:Manchester
699:Ayre-Smith
504:References
103:University
86:Marylebone
73:5 May 1922
50:1872-03-02
36:Birth name
30:Alec Timms
18:C.G. Timms
925:Mullineux
886:Nicholson
866:Mullineux
850:Lansdowne
519:Scrum.com
454:Australia
366:Edinburgh
361:in 1892.
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876:Nicholls
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856:Martelli
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799:Swannell
773:Coventry
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729:Francomb
692:Forwards
626:11 April
319:Scotland
277:Scotland
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836:Cookson
820:Adamson
769:Judkins
763:Bristol
723:Moseley
602:2416097
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339:Geelong
185:Cardiff
63:Geelong
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779:McGown
759:Jarman
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140:Centre
93:School
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906:Timms
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