James Bishop (rugby union)
Birth name | James Murray Bishop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 December 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Partick, Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 January 1938 | (aged 70)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Bishop (27 December 1867 – 15 January 1938) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
Bishop played rugby union for Glasgow Academicals.[2][3]
Provincial career[]
He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match of 17 December 1892.[4]
Bishop was then capped for Cities District in their match against Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1892. In Edinburgh circles his selection for this combined Glasgow-Edinburgh side caused quite a stir as they favoured their own players. The Scottish Referee newspaper had this advice:[5]
If J.M. Bishop is at all annoyed at the intelligence that his selection for Glasgow-Edinburgh was questioned, it may comfort him to know that in Glasgow where he is known better the unaminous verdict was that he had not a superior in the Inter-City and that higher honours are deserved by him.
He was also capped by West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 21 January 1893.[6]
International career[]
Bishop was capped once by Scotland, in 1893.[7]
References[]
- ^ "George Henry Robb". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002731/18821106/097/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18921226/010/0001 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/18930121/056/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Bishop - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- 1867 births
- 1938 deaths
- Cities District players
- Glasgow Academicals rugby union players
- Glasgow District (rugby union) players
- Rugby union players from Partick
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- West of Scotland District (rugby union) players