Jim Inglis

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Jim Inglis
BornJames Messer Inglis
(1928-03-20)20 March 1928
Selkirk, Scotland
Died20 November 2015(2015-11-20) (aged 87)
Selkirk, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1945-57 Selkirk
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
South
- Co-Optimists
- Scottish Borders
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1952 Scotland 1 (0)

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

Rugby union career

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Amateur career

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Inglis played for Selkirk.[2]

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

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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

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

Administration

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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

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

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

References

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  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
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