Rugby player
| Birth name | James Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1925-09-17)17 September 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St Boswells, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 January 2003(2003-01-07) (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Johnston (17 September 1925 – 7 January 2003) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Johnston played as a Lock.
Rugby career
Amateur career
Johnston played for Melrose.
Provincial career
Johnston led a South team to play against South Africa in 1951-52.
He played in the first Scottish Inter-District Championship in season 1953-54.
International career
He was capped for Scotland 5 times between 1951 and 1952, with 4 caps in Five Nations matches.
Business
He founded Baxter Johnson Oils.
References
- "James Johnston".
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "Rugby mourns Jimmy Johnston".
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jimmie Johnston - Test matches".
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