Jimmie Johnston
| Born | James Johnston 17 September 1925 St Boswells, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 7 January 2003 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Johnston (17 September 1925 – 7 January 2003) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Johnston played as a Lock.[1]
Rugby career
Amateur career
Provincial career
Johnston 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
He was capped for Scotland 5 times between 1951 and 1952, with 4 caps in Five Nations matches.[5]
Business
He founded Baxter Johnson Oils.[3]
References
- ↑ "James Johnston".
- ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- 1 2 "Rugby mourns Jimmy Johnston". The Scotsman.
- ↑ "Depleted South Win in Second Half". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1953 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ↑ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Jimmie Johnston – Test matches".