James Couper (rugby union)

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James Couper
Birth nameJames Hammond Couper
Date of birth(1873-09-15)15 September 1873
Place of birth Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death17 August 1917(1917-08-17) (aged 43)
Place of death Erskine, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1896-99 Scotland 3 (0)

James Couper was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Forward. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland. [2]

Provincial career

Couper played for the Glasgow District in 1898. [2]

International career

He was capped three times for Scotland between 1896-99. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "James Hammond Couper". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Couper - Test matches". ESPN scrum.

Notes

  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)


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