Jimmy Nelson (rugby union, born 1903)

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Jimmy Nelson
Birth nameJames Benzie Nelson
Date of birth(1903-02-09)9 February 1903
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death16 October 1981(1981-10-16) (aged 78)
Place of death Inverness, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1925-31 Scotland 25 (6)

Jimmy Nelson (9 February 1903 – 16 October 1981) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals. [2]

Provincial career

He was capped for Glasgow District. [2]

International career

He was capped 25 times for Scotland. [3]

References

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