James Finlay (rugby union, born 1852)

James Finlay

Born	James Fairbairn Finlay (1852-04-08)8 April 1852 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	25 January 1930(1930-01-25) (aged 77) Guildford, England
Rugby union career
Position Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh Academicals Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1872-74 Edinburgh District 5 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1871-75 Scotland 4 ((1 try))

Scotland's First National Rugby Team, 1871, for the 1st international, v England in Edinburgh, Scotland won by 1 goal & 1 try to 1 try

James Finlay (8 April 1852 – 25 January 1930) was a Scotland international rugby union player. ^{[1] [2]}

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Finlay played for Edinburgh Academicals .

Provincial career

Finlay was capped for Edinburgh District, playing in the very first inter-city match in 1872; and captained the side in 1874.

International career

Finlay was capped four times for Scotland between 1871 and 1875, ^{[1] [3]} including the first ever international. ^[4] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals. ^[1]

Family

He was the brother of Arthur Finlay and Ninian Finlay who were also capped for Scotland. ^[1] They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against England at Raeburn Place: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps. ^[5]

References

1. Bath, p136
2. "James Fairbairn Finlay". ESPN scrum.
3. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jim Finlay - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
4. Bath, p4
5. Bath, p52

Sources

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