James Finlay

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James Finlay
Birth nameJames Fairbairn Finlay
Date of birth(1852-04-08)8 April 1852
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death25 January 1930(1930-01-25) (aged 77)
Place of deathGuildford, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1872-74 Edinburgh District 5 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1871-75 Scotland 4 ((1 try))
Scotland's First National Rugby Team, 1871, for the 1st international, v England in Edinburgh, Scotland won by 1 goal & 1 try to 1 try

James Finlay 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] including the first ever international.[3] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1][4]

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[]

  1. ^ a b c d Bath, p136
  2. ^ "James Fairbairn Finlay". ESPN scrum.
  3. ^ Bath, p4
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jim Finlay - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. ^ Bath, p52
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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