John Junor (rugby union)

John Junor
Birth nameJohn Elphinstone Junor
Date of birth(1855-11-04)4 November 1855
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death12 October 1920(1920-10-12) (aged 64)
Place of deathBristol, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Glasgow District ()
1876 West of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1876-81 Scotland 6 (0)

John Junor (4 November 1855 – 12 October 1920) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Forward.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.[2]

Provincial career

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the last bi-annual match - until the introduction of the 1872 Cup format in the 21st century - of the 'inter-city' on 29 January 1876.[2]

He also represented the West of Scotland District.[3]

International career

He made 6 appearances for Scotland between 1876 and 1881.[4]

References

  1. ^ "John Elphinstone Junor". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Junor - Test matches". ESPN scrum.