James Johnston (17 September 1925 – 7 January 2003) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Johnston played as a Lock.[1]
| Birth name | James Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 September 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St Boswells, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 January 2003 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
editAmateur career
editJohnston played for Melrose.[2]
Provincial career
editJohnston led a South team to play against South Africa in 1951-52.[3]
He played in the first Scottish Inter-District Championship in season 1953-54.[4]
International career
editHe was capped for Scotland 5 times between 1951 and 1952, with 4 caps in Five Nations matches.[5]
Business
editHe founded Baxter Johnson Oils.[3]
References
edit- ^ "James Johnston".
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ a b "Rugby mourns Jimmy Johnston".
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jimmie Johnston - Test matches".
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