| Birth name | James Messer Inglis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Selkirk, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 November 2015 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Selkirk, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Inglis (20 March 1928 – 20 November 2015) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a Prop.[1]
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Inglis 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]
Inglis was also selected for the Co-Optimists and the Scottish Borderers.[3]
International career
Inglis 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]
Inglis 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
- ↑ "James Messer Inglis".
- ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- 1 2 "Obituary: Jim 'Basher' Inglis, rugby internationalist".
- 1 2 3 "Jim Inglis".
- ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jim Inglis - Test matches".
- 1 2 "Jim 'Basher' Inglis - Scottish Rugby Union".
- ↑ "Tribute paid to Selkirk rugby hero Jim 'Basher' Inglis". BBC News. 24 November 2015.