Jimmie Johnston
Scotland international rugby union player
Rugby player
Birth name | James Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1925-09-17)17 September 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | St Boswells, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 January 2003(2003-01-07) (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Johnston played for Melrose.[2]
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]
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