James Ross (rugby union)

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Jimmy Ross
Birth nameJames Ross
Date of birth(1880-02-15)15 February 1880
Place of birthRutherford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Date of death31 October 1914(1914-10-31) (aged 34)
Place of deathMesen, Belgium
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901-03 London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901 Provinces District ()
1901 Anglo-Scots ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901–03 Scotland 5
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Years of service1914
Battles / warsMessines

Jimmy Ross (15 February 1880 – 31 October 1914) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for London Scottish FC[2] which he had captained in 1901-02 and 1904–05.[3]

Provincial career

He played for Provinces District on 12 January 1901.[4]

He played for Anglo-Scots against South of Scotland District on 25 December 1901.[5]

International career

He was capped for Scotland five times between 1901 and 1903.[2]

International appearances

Opposition Score Result Date Venue Ref(s)
 Wales 18–0 Win 9 February 1901 Inverleith [6]
 Ireland 9–5 Win 23 February 1901 Inverleith [7]
 England 3–18 Win 9 March 1901 Blackheath [8]
 Wales 14–5 Lost 1 February 1902 Cardiff [9]
 England 6–10 Win 21 March 1903 Richmond [10]

Military service

He was one of the first Scottish rugby internationalists to die in the First World War, and fell at Messines.[11]

Family

His brother Edward Ross, also gained a single cap in 1904.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "James Ross". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b c d Bath, Richard (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-905326-24-2.
  3. ^ "An entire team wiped out by the Great War".
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19010114/044/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19011225/056/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Scotland v Wales at Inverleith". ESPN scrum.
  7. ^ "Scotland v Ireland at Inverleith". ESPN scrum.
  8. ^ "England v Scotland at Blackheath". ESPN scrum.
  9. ^ "Wales v Scotland at Cardiff". ESPN scrum.
  10. ^ "England v Scotland at Richmond". ESPN scrum.
  11. ^ McCrery, Nigel (2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 196. ISBN 978-1473831797.


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