James Finlay

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Scotland's First National Rugby Team, 1871, for the 1st international, v England in Edinburgh, Scotland won by 1 goal & 1 try to 1 try

James Finlay (8 April 1852 – 25 January 1930) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Finlay played for Edinburgh Academicals.

Provincial career

Finlay was capped for Edinburgh District, playing in the very first inter-city match in 1872; and captained the side in 1874.

International career

Finlay was capped four times for Template:Nrut between 1871 and 1875,[1][3] including the first ever international.[4] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1]

Family

He was the brother of Arthur Finlay and Ninian Finlay who were also capped for Scotland.[1] They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against Template:Nrut at Raeburn Place: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps.[5]

References

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Sources

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  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 Template:ISBN)