James Veitch (rugby union)
| Birth name | James Pringle Veitch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 September 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Penicuik, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 January 1917 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Blackburn, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Veitch was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
He played for Royal HSFP.[2]
Provincial career[]
He played for Edinburgh District in the 1883 inter-city match.[3]
He played for East of Scotland District in the 30 January 1886 match against West of Scotland District.[4]
International career[]
He was capped 8 times for Scotland in the period 1882 to 1886.[5]
Family[]
He was born to Agnes Pringle and Andrew Veitch.
Death[]
He is buried in Coldstream Cemetery.[6]
References[]
- ^ "James Pringle Veitch". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001964/18860130/038/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Veitch - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "James Pringle Veitch (1862-1917) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
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- 1862 births
- 1917 deaths
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- Royal HSFP players
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