Jim Inglis

Jim Inglis
Birth name James Messer Inglis
Date of birth (1928-03-20)20 March 1928
Place of birth Selkirk, Scotland
Date of death 20 November 2015(2015-11-20) (aged 87)
Place of death Selkirk, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1945-57
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Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
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National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1952
1 (0)

Jim Inglis (20 March 1928 – 20 November 2015) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. Inglis played as a Prop.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Inglis played for Selkirk.[2]

He won the unofficial Scottish championship with Selkirk in the 1952-53 season as well as winning the Border League.[3]

During his time with the KOSB he played for their rugby side.[4]

Provincial career

Inglis represented South. He played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship in its first season; 1953-54.[5]

He was also selected for the Co-Optimists and the Scottish Borderers.[3]

International career

He was capped for Scotland once, in 1952, in the Five Nations Calcutta Cup match against England.[6]

Administration

Inglis became President of Selkirk rugby club and the Border League.[7]

He received the Spirit of Rugby award in 2015, shortly before his death.[7][8]

Outside of rugby

Inglis served in the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[4]

For a short period he became a goalkeeper for Selkirk F.C..[4]

References

  1. ↑ "James Messer Inglis".
  2. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. 1 2 "Obituary: Jim 'Basher' Inglis, rugby internationalist".
  4. 1 2 3 "Jim Inglis".
  5. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jim Inglis - Test matches".
  7. 1 2 "Jim 'Basher' Inglis - Scottish Rugby Union".
  8. ↑ "Tribute paid to Selkirk rugby hero Jim 'Basher' Inglis". 24 November 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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