James Reid (rugby union, born 1876) explained

James Reid
Birth Name:James Martin Reid
Birth Date:17 March 1876
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Crosby, Merseyside, England
Ru Position:Full Back
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Provinceyears:1899
1899
Ru Province:Cities District
Edinburgh District
Ru Nationalyears:1898-99
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland
Ru Nationalcaps:3
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)

James Reid (17 March 1876 – 25 May 1967) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played as a full back.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played for the Edinburgh Academicals.[2]

Provincial career

He played for the Cities District in their match against the Provinces District on 14 January 1899.[3]

Reid played for Edinburgh District. He played in the 1899-1900 Inter-City match against Glasgow District.[4]

International career

Reid played 3 times for Scotland; twice against Ireland, once against England.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Martin Reid. ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  5. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Reid - Test matches. ESPN scrum.