Jock King

Jock King
Birth name John Hope Fairbairn King
Date of birth (1925-04-10)10 April 1925
Date of death 8 September 1982(1982-09-08) (aged 57)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953-54 4 (0)

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

Rugby union career

Amateur career

King played for Selkirk.[2]

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

Provincial career

King represented South.[4]

International career

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

Coaching career

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

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 via Google Books.
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