John Simson (rugby union)
Birth name | John Thomas Simson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 October 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 30 March 1976 | (aged 91)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Simson (10 October 1884 – 30 March 1976) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Wing position.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
Simson played for Edinburgh University.[2] He later moved to Watsonians.[3]
Provincial career[]
He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1906.[4]
International career[]
Simson was capped by Scotland for 7 matches.[5]
References[]
- ^ "John Thomas Simson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19061203/040/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Simson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1976 deaths
- Edinburgh University RFC players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Watsonians RFC players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs