James Finlay
Scotland international rugby union player
Rugby player
Birth name | James Fairbairn Finlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1852-04-08)8 April 1852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 January 1930(1930-01-25) (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Guildford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Finlay (1852-1930) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Finlay played for Edinburgh Academicals.
Provincial career
Finlay was capped for Edinburgh District, playing in the very first inter-city match in 1872; and captained the side in 1874.
International career
He was capped four times for Scotland between 1871 and 1875,[1][3] including the first ever international.[4] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1]
Family
He was the brother of Arthur Finlay and Ninian Finlay who were also capped for Scotland.[1] They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against England at Raeburn Place: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps.[5]
References
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)