James Douglas (rugby union)

For the Wallabies player, see Jim Douglas (rugby union).

James Douglas

Full name	James Burt Douglas
Date of birth	(1890-07-11)11 July 1890
Place of birth	Shag Point, New Zealand
Date of death	21 December 1964(1964-12-21) (aged 74)
Place of death	Dunedin, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1912–15 Otago 15 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1913 New Zealand

James Burt Douglas (11 July 1890 – 21 December 1964) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.

A loose forward, Douglas made his Otago representative debut in 1912 and the following year appeared in nine uncapped matches for the All Blacks. He first turned out for the All Blacks in a home fixture against Wellington, then undertook a tour of North America, contributing seven tries from eight tour matches. ^[1]

Douglas and Otago teammate James Graham were both banned from rugby union in 1915 after being accused of accepting bribes to underperform in a match with their club Southern. ^[2] He returned to rugby at the end of the war playing for the New Zealand Army team and was officially readmitted to rugby in 1922. ^[3]

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players

References

1. "James Douglas". NZ Rugby Stats.
2. "Two Players Expelled". Taranaki Daily News . 21 September 1915.
3. "Douglas Reinstated". Thames Star. 11 May 1922.