Jim Calder (rugby union)
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Birth name | James Hamilton Calder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 August 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Haddington, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Hamilton Calder (born 20 August 1957)[1] is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[2]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
He played club rugby for Stewart's Melville.
Provincial career[]
He played for Edinburgh District. He was part of the side that won the 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship.
He played for the side in their match against on 3 January 1987.[3]
International career[]
He received 2 caps for Scotland 'B' in 1980.
His full international debut came in 1981 aged 21 against France. Scotland were on the receiving end of a 16-9 loss. He scored the winning try in Scotland's 21-12 victory over France at Murrayfield in 1984 which gave Scotland its first Grand Slam since 1925.[4]
In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions.
Family[]
His twin brother, Finlay Calder, also played for Scotland and captained the 1989 British Lions tour to Australia. The brothers never played in the same Scotland side; Jim Calder won the last of his caps against Wales in March 1985 and Finlay made his debut against France in January 1986. Jim won a total of 27 caps, with his career record ending as: Won 12, Lost 13, Drew 2.
His two sons, Duncan and Lewis, have also represented Scotland at U21 level. Duncan, his elder son, retired from the game due to knee problems. He also has a daughter called Hannah.
References[]
- ^ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:13. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ^ "James Hamilton Calder". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19870105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jim Calder - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Twin people from Scotland
- People educated at Stewart's Melville College
- Twin sportspeople
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Stewart's Melville RFC players
- Reds Trial players
- Scotland 'B' international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs