John Junor (rugby union)

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John Junor
Birth nameJohn Elphinstone Junor
Date of birth(1855-11-04)4 November 1855
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death12 October 1920(1920-10-12) (aged 64)
Place of death Bristol, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow District ()
1876 West of Scotland District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1876-81 Scotland 6 (0)

John Junor (4 November 1855 – 12 October 1920) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Forward. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals. [2]

Provincial career

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the last bi-annual match - until the introduction of the 1872 Cup format in the 21st century - of the 'inter-city' on 29 January 1876. [2]

He also represented the West of Scotland District. [3]

International career

He made 6 appearances for Scotland between 1876 and 1881. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "John Elphinstone Junor". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Junor - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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