Jock King

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Jock King
Birth nameJohn Hope Fairbairn King
Date of birth(1925-04-10)10 April 1925
Date of death8 September 1982(1982-09-08) (aged 57)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Selkirk ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
South ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1953-54 Scotland 4 (0)

Jock King (10 April 1925 – 8 September 1982) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. King played as a Hooker. [1]

Contents

Rugby union career

Amateur career

King played for Selkirk. [2]

King won the unofficial Scottish championship and the Border League with Selkirk in 1952-53 season. [3]

Provincial career

King represented South. [4]

International career

King was capped for Scotland 4 times from 1953 to 1954. [5]

Coaching career

King was to later coach the Selkirk Under 18 side. [6]

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References

  1. "John Hope Fairbairn King".
  2. "MRS Jones – Your Boy's Done Well".
  3. "Obituary: Jim 'Basher' Inglis, rugby internationalist".
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jock King - Test matches".
  6. Connor, Jeff (9 September 2011). Giants Of Scottish Rugby. Random House. ISBN   9781780572888 via Google Books.