Ernest James Stewart Michie (7 November 1933 – 13 November 2021) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.[1] He played at Lock[2] and his nickname was "Fourteen".[1] He weighed 14 stone.[2]
| Birth name | Ernest James Stewart Michie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 November 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 November 2021 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editMichie also played for Aberdeen GSFP,[3] Langholm RFC,[2] and Aberdeen University.[2][3][4][5] His other clubs were London Scottish and the Army while in the Royal Engineers[1] and Highland Rugby Club. He played 10 games for Leicester Tigers in the 1957–58 season.[6]
Provincial career
editHe represented North of Scotland in the first year of the Scottish Inter-District Championship in season 1953–54.[7]
In subsequent seasons this combined North side (which previously contained Midlands District players) became formally known as North and Midlands in the championship. Michie also represented this side.[8]
International career
editMichie was on the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa.[5] He was also selected for Barbarians.[1]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Godwin, p282
- ^ a b c d McLaren, p81
- ^ a b Massie, p132
- ^ Jones, p66
- ^ a b Bath, p118
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David (2014). Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ Obituary: Ernie Michie
- ^ 1955 Lion Ernie Michie Dies Aged 88
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Football (Robert Hale, London, 1958)
- McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN 0-09-173875-X)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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